Baby Luger for sale on Gun Broker

[Evan Duke]

Hi All, Thanks for the information. I haven't received it yet ,but my evaluation from just looking at the pictures tends to make me think that this was a re work of a Swiss Bern Luger. From what I have been able to find out all of the production Mauser equipment was dismantled and disposed of after the war. There was a need for smaller pocket pistols. Because of the huge expense for re tooling the thought was to take a already existing Luger and re machine it into a smaller version. Since there was a large quantity of virtually new Swiss lugers available this seemed to be the best option. Rumor has it that only 3 to5 of these factory prototype babies were produced. For some reason the project was stopped. Perhaps because of the already existing ppk , walther, sauer, and many other available options the belief could have been that a smaller version of the Luger would not be a profitable option. Also from what I have been able to find these prototypes were not from the 70s but closer to the 50s. What can any of you add to this ? Have any books been written on these babies. Google does not give much in the way of information on these prototypes. Thanks guys

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Evan Duke

I haven't received it yet ,but my evaluation from just looking at the pictures tends to make me think that this was a re work of a Swiss Bern Luger.

I think several of us would still be interested in a detailed pictorial, especially of the frame. There have been several smiths make 'baby' Lugers, cutting & welding/brazing the cut pieces together after removing a section of the frame. Thor has posted an excellent pair of pictures on how he did his. John Martz has also done some this way, as well as Eugene Golubstov.

Besides sectioning the frame, the recoil spring and recoil spring guide must be shortened, and the magazine sectioned & re-bottomed. Grips shortened too, of course.

As an amateur fabricator and general all-around busybody, I like to compare the pros & cons of how each smith did the modifications.

Knowing how others approach a project helps me to learn how they apply their knowledge and experience. This helps me to do the same.

There's dozens of ways to skin a cat. I like to see how others do it, and learn from them to be a better catskinner.