.22 lugers

John Sabato · 06-26-2002, 02:20 PM

What you said is true Ed, the .22 caliber Lugers were made by Erma post war and are blowback pistols that look like a Luger... not real Lugers.

Manufactured conversion kits do not permanently modify a Luger and can be installed temporarily for practice with .22 LR ammo. These were produced both during wartime and post-war.

There have been a few strictly custom .22 caliber conversions done to real Lugers by some gunsmiths such as this fine example in the Lugerforum Owner's Gallery from the collection of Patrick Villiers. I believe I remember that this one was done by the Lugersmith named Werle in Germany, but I am not certain about that fact.

06-26-2002, 02:20 PM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	What you said is true Ed, the .22 caliber Lugers were made by Erma post war and are blowback pistols that look like a Luger... not real Lugers. Manufactured conversion kits do not permanently modify a Luger and can be installed temporarily for practice with .22 LR ammo. These were produced both during wartime and post-war. There have been a few strictly custom .22 caliber conversions done to real Lugers by some gunsmiths such as this fine example in the Lugerforum Owner's Gallery from the collection of Patrick Villiers. I believe I remember that this one was done by the Lugersmith named Werle in Germany, but I am not certain about that fact. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*