Luger Dig Ups On The Battlefield~

sdmark777 · 06-22-2022, 07:02 PM

Looks to be a loaded Luger, based upon the mag button being near the bottom. Mag bottom is gone though. Wonder if there is a round in the chamber?

spangy · 06-23-2022, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sdmark777

Looks to be a loaded Luger, based upon the mag button being near the bottom.

Excellent observation SD.

Deputywood · 06-28-2022, 10:44 PM

I lived in France in the 50's. Dad was stationed near Verdun while in the USAF. I remember many woodlots were off limits. Having not yet been cleared of ordinance. My brother and I once brought a dud 88MM home. That got some excitement. Of all things to find in a scrap yard, Dad bought a Amoskeag Model 1861 Special musket for a $1.00. My brother still has it. Dad actually found two and gave one to my brother and I to play with. It did not survive us. That Amoskeag got me started years later with a love of old guns.

Woody

06-22-2022, 07:02 PM	#1
sdmark777 User Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 301 Thanks: 721 Thanked 705 Times in 186 Posts	Looks to be a loaded Luger, based upon the mag button being near the bottom. Mag bottom is gone though. Wonder if there is a round in the chamber?

06-28-2022, 10:44 PM	#3
Deputywood User Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 77 Thanks: 79 Thanked 92 Times in 39 Posts	I lived in France in the 50's. Dad was stationed near Verdun while in the USAF. I remember many woodlots were off limits. Having not yet been cleared of ordinance. My brother and I once brought a dud 88MM home. That got some excitement. Of all things to find in a scrap yard, Dad bought a Amoskeag Model 1861 Special musket for a $1.00. My brother still has it. Dad actually found two and gave one to my brother and I to play with. It did not survive us. That Amoskeag got me started years later with a love of old guns. Woody