Build your own Baby

Art · 03-19-2004, 09:57 PM

Has been awhile since I have been here. The baby Luger thing caught my eye. I have had the opportunity to examine 2 of the perhaps 3 known GL baby Lugers. The first I saw was the Bulgarian and that wasyears ago--long before it got in the collector chain. Both of these babies had frames that were cut and silver soldered back together. The original barrel was cut and the original sight band was sleeved back onto the shortened barrel(sweat soldered I believe) The original grips had been cut in center, shortend and joined in a dovetail fashion. Now --I am still learning about babies even after having built 14 of them. My first many years ago---I silver soldered like George did it. After several rounds fired---a crack developed in solder joint. So I welded and have done so since. I didn't realize that I could have advertised here free. But no matter--I am not looking for work anymore! There is an easier way to do the recoil spring follower, grips and mag conversion----but I will just let the experts guess about it. I have added grip safeties to a couple. Have done both .30 and 9mm. Original recoil springs can be modified. No need to pay for a new one. I quit looking at the forum some time ago because to me---it kind of got to be a bring and brag place and free advertising place. Want to make your own baby luger? I will go one better----send me your frame-------I will cut it ready for you to weld, shorten your barrel and send you info on how to do follower, recoil spring, convert mag(no welding required) and how to do grips for about 1/3 the previously advertised price. You will not need a machine shop to finish the baby. AND---I really do not care if I get any work. Just thought the new guys should know there are alternatives.

03-19-2004, 09:57 PM	#7
Art User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: missouri Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Has been awhile since I have been here. The baby Luger thing caught my eye. I have had the opportunity to examine 2 of the perhaps 3 known GL baby Lugers. The first I saw was the Bulgarian and that wasyears ago--long before it got in the collector chain. Both of these babies had frames that were cut and silver soldered back together. The original barrel was cut and the original sight band was sleeved back onto the shortened barrel(sweat soldered I believe) The original grips had been cut in center, shortend and joined in a dovetail fashion. Now --I am still learning about babies even after having built 14 of them. My first many years ago---I silver soldered like George did it. After several rounds fired---a crack developed in solder joint. So I welded and have done so since. I didn't realize that I could have advertised here free. But no matter--I am not looking for work anymore! There is an easier way to do the recoil spring follower, grips and mag conversion----but I will just let the experts guess about it. I have added grip safeties to a couple. Have done both .30 and 9mm. Original recoil springs can be modified. No need to pay for a new one. I quit looking at the forum some time ago because to me---it kind of got to be a bring and brag place and free advertising place. Want to make your own baby luger? I will go one better----send me your frame-------I will cut it ready for you to weld, shorten your barrel and send you info on how to do follower, recoil spring, convert mag(no welding required) and how to do grips for about 1/3 the previously advertised price. You will not need a machine shop to finish the baby. AND---I really do not care if I get any work. Just thought the new guys should know there are alternatives.