Finnish Military Lugers

Roadkill · 06-19-2002, 09:14 PM

Just curious since this Finnish luger came up, how would a Luger operate in extremely cold temperatures? I believe the Lahti had an accelerator to help with extraction in these conditions, the Germans had to strip all oil & lubricants from all weapons due to freezing, added it when they heated up. Seem to me that a Luger would not be a reliable firearm, the toggle action would be more prone to freeze up than a straight rear recoil type. A little frozen moisture could really lock one up in several places.

RK

06-19-2002, 09:14 PM	#6
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Just curious since this Finnish luger came up, how would a Luger operate in extremely cold temperatures? I believe the Lahti had an accelerator to help with extraction in these conditions, the Germans had to strip all oil & lubricants from all weapons due to freezing, added it when they heated up. Seem to me that a Luger would not be a reliable firearm, the toggle action would be more prone to freeze up than a straight rear recoil type. A little frozen moisture could really lock one up in several places. RK