Latest LP08 to my family

spangy · 07-02-2021, 06:45 PM

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My puppy stands guard over my latest LP08 ... a 1916 DWM attached to a stock & holster by his feet.

All matching (390 a) except for the take down lever (27) and the mag.

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There is a chip in the stock lug which doesn't affect its attachment to a stock.

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IMO it adds a ton of character.

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Both grips are numbered as is the firing pin and hold-open.

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I also acquired a 1916 Artillery holster in a separate deal.

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Makers Mark C.Billep, Spandau

That brings to 3 the number of LP.08's in my collection

From Top to Bottom: 1917 DWM, 1916 DWM, 1914 Erfurt
All 3 have the front & rear precision sights.

jeb111 · 07-02-2021, 07:27 PM

Real real nice! Save some Arty’s for the rest of us though �� ! Seriously nice rig you put together, I like them with a few bumps and bruises like you said it gives them character. An Arty is on my short list just need to cash back up and find the right one. Congratulations and enjoy!
Jim

lugerholsterrepair · 07-02-2021, 08:36 PM

Greg, Nice! Great rig..but slide that double mag pouch off the carry strap. Not a good look for an Artillery. Makes it look like there was a Sailor in the woodpile.

spangy · 07-02-2021, 09:34 PM

Cool Jerry .. the dog has been bugging me to use it for a double milk-bone carrier on his leash anyway.

... he always was a salty dog.

The new 1916 was meant to be my 'shooter' Arty but the more I explore it the less inclined I am to use it as a shooter ... the hunt goes on

lugerholsterrepair · 07-02-2021, 09:45 PM

Cool Jerry .. the dog has been bugging me to use it for a double milk-bone carrier on his leash anyway.

... he always was a salty dog.

He's a beauty! Bet HE"S a swimmer! Part lab by his looks. He's giving you good advice.

I have a 1915 that I have shot but I better quit.

SAY! Hows your saddler coming along with my patterns?

spangy · 07-02-2021, 10:00 PM

I still haven't gone over there yet ... My Dr. and I are waiting for operating theater time for my Thoracic nerve burns but Covid has really upset the medical procedure schedules here. Until then I am in so much pain I can barely move.

Ultimately I would like to have a #'s matching Artillery for each year of WW-1 & a 1914 DWM to go with the 1914 Erfurt ... hey - I can dream can't I ??

Edward Tinker · 07-02-2021, 11:30 PM

Very nice rig!!

Our pups are about 9 months old right now, they have been the most difficult dogs we've ever had in house training (good after I don't know how many months

), bark at the other one that has the ball (he let Scout take it from him), and just awful dogs ! Of course they are still great, but tiring

cirelaw · 07-03-2021, 06:58 PM

German Bull Dog!

spripple33 · 07-05-2021, 09:30 PM

Great score! One has to wonder about the story behind that chipped stock lug. It probably took some serious force to break it off like that...

roadkill1 · 07-06-2021, 08:48 AM

Most handsome trio!!!! The missing piece from the stock lug does add much intrigue to this wonderful piece.

Congrats,

ron

spangy · 08-27-2022, 08:20 PM

Update to the LP 08 Lugers .... I have 4 now complete with stks + holster ... only 2 w/carrying straps

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ithacaartist · 08-28-2022, 12:23 AM

All we're missing is the year, maker, and the compulsory beauty shots of the latest!

spangy · 08-28-2022, 12:59 AM

LOL ... I hear ya ithacaartist ... it's amazing how my age has affected my drive these days.
A simple thing like adding photos and script suddenly seems like climbing Mt. Everest.

The gun is a 1917 DWM and is a bit rougher than I would like but hey so am I.

I will work on getting 'beauty' pics taken and uploaded.

07-02-2021, 06:45 PM	#1
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	Latest LP08 to my family My puppy stands guard over my latest LP08 ... a 1916 DWM attached to a stock & holster by his feet. All matching (390 a) except for the take down lever (27) and the mag. There is a chip in the stock lug which doesn't affect its attachment to a stock. IMO it adds a ton of character. Both grips are numbered as is the firing pin and hold-open. I also acquired a 1916 Artillery holster in a separate deal. Makers Mark C.Billep, Spandau That brings to 3 the number of LP.08's in my collection From Top to Bottom: 1917 DWM, 1916 DWM, 1914 Erfurt All 3 have the front & rear precision sights. __________________ Whoever said that "money can't buy you happiness" never bought a Luger. WTB - Take Down Lever & Trigger Plate (#90) for an Imperial Artillery.

07-02-2021, 08:36 PM	#3
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,926 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Greg, Nice! Great rig..but slide that double mag pouch off the carry strap. Not a good look for an Artillery. Makes it look like there was a Sailor in the woodpile. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

07-02-2021, 09:34 PM	#4
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	Cool Jerry .. the dog has been bugging me to use it for a double milk-bone carrier on his leash anyway. ... he always was a salty dog. The new 1916 was meant to be my 'shooter' Arty but the more I explore it the less inclined I am to use it as a shooter ... the hunt goes on __________________ Whoever said that "money can't buy you happiness" never bought a Luger. WTB - Take Down Lever & Trigger Plate (#90) for an Imperial Artillery.

07-02-2021, 09:45 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,926 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Cool Jerry .. the dog has been bugging me to use it for a double milk-bone carrier on his leash anyway. ... he always was a salty dog. He's a beauty! Bet HE"S a swimmer! Part lab by his looks. He's giving you good advice. I have a 1915 that I have shot but I better quit. SAY! Hows your saddler coming along with my patterns? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

07-02-2021, 10:00 PM	#6
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	I still haven't gone over there yet ... My Dr. and I are waiting for operating theater time for my Thoracic nerve burns but Covid has really upset the medical procedure schedules here. Until then I am in so much pain I can barely move. Ultimately I would like to have a #'s matching Artillery for each year of WW-1 & a 1914 DWM to go with the 1914 Erfurt ... hey - I can dream can't I ?? __________________ Whoever said that "money can't buy you happiness" never bought a Luger. WTB - Take Down Lever & Trigger Plate (#90) for an Imperial Artillery.

07-02-2021, 07:27 PM	#2
jeb111 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: May 2018 Location: wyoming Posts: 277 Thanks: 711 Thanked 331 Times in 133 Posts	Real real nice! Save some Arty’s for the rest of us though �� ! Seriously nice rig you put together, I like them with a few bumps and bruises like you said it gives them character. An Arty is on my short list just need to cash back up and find the right one. Congratulations and enjoy! Jim

07-02-2021, 11:30 PM	#7
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,929 Thanks: 2,029 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Very nice rig!! Our pups are about 9 months old right now, they have been the most difficult dogs we've ever had in house training (good after I don't know how many months ), bark at the other one that has the ball (he let Scout take it from him), and just awful dogs ! Of course they are still great, but tiring __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

07-03-2021, 06:58 PM	#8
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	German Bull Dog! Attached Images

07-05-2021, 09:30 PM	#9
spripple33 User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Gettysburg, PA Posts: 85 Thanks: 137 Thanked 167 Times in 54 Posts	Great score! One has to wonder about the story behind that chipped stock lug. It probably took some serious force to break it off like that...

07-06-2021, 08:48 AM	#10
roadkill1 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 127 Thanks: 166 Thanked 129 Times in 63 Posts	Most handsome trio!!!! The missing piece from the stock lug does add much intrigue to this wonderful piece. Congrats, ron

08-27-2022, 08:20 PM	#11
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	Update to the LP 08 Lugers .... I have 4 now complete with stks + holster ... only 2 w/carrying straps

08-28-2022, 12:23 AM	#12
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,339 Thanks: 7,263 Thanked 2,564 Times in 1,362 Posts	All we're missing is the year, maker, and the compulsory beauty shots of the latest! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

08-28-2022, 12:59 AM	#13
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	LOL ... I hear ya ithacaartist ... it's amazing how my age has affected my drive these days. A simple thing like adding photos and script suddenly seems like climbing Mt. Everest. The gun is a 1917 DWM and is a bit rougher than I would like but hey so am I. I will work on getting 'beauty' pics taken and uploaded. __________________ Whoever said that "money can't buy you happiness" never bought a Luger. WTB - Take Down Lever & Trigger Plate (#90) for an Imperial Artillery.