1945 HK Lugers...Real Or Not...?

Orv Reichert · 10-25-2002, 11:04 PM

There really were some HK 1945 dates!

In early 1946, I was a 17 years old living in Pocatello Id. And, even then, I was an absolute gun nut!

I bought, from a local second hand store, a Luger....

I knew it was Navy as it had an Anchor on the toggle. I also knew it had been captured in 1945 as some idiot had 'hand stamped' 1945 over the chamber.

I soon traded it for a 30-30 Winchester as I could not obtain any ammo for a 9mm. [.30 Mauser and Luger was available]

It took me many years to find out what I had owned.

Orv Reichert

Men occasionally stumble on the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.--Sir Winston Churchill

10-25-2002, 11:04 PM	#4
Orv Reichert RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SW Washington State Posts: 339 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	There really were some HK 1945 dates! In early 1946, I was a 17 years old living in Pocatello Id. And, even then, I was an absolute gun nut! I bought, from a local second hand store, a Luger.... I knew it was Navy as it had an Anchor on the toggle. I also knew it had been captured in 1945 as some idiot had 'hand stamped' 1945 over the chamber. I soon traded it for a 30-30 Winchester as I could not obtain any ammo for a 9mm. [.30 Mauser and Luger was available] It took me many years to find out what I had owned. Orv Reichert Men occasionally stumble on the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.--Sir Winston Churchill __________________ ORVEL L. "ORV" REICHERT