Should there be a separate forum for 3rd Riech Lugers?

Doubs · 07-12-2002, 02:02 PM

IMO, no. The existing categories cover all eras and there is little or no need to complicate things further. There is equal justification to establish Imperial and Weimar periods but I think existing categories are perfectly adequate.

As far as Police models are concerned, I do not agree that the addition of a sear safety and magazine safety automatically makes that pistol a Third Reich item. I have a 1916 Erfurt that was converted to Police configuration but it is first and foremost a military issue Erfurt of the Imperial era. Adding seat belts in 2002 to a 1950 Ford doesn't make it a 21st Century car; Why does adding a safety feature to an Imperial Luger suddenly make it a Third Reich Luger? It remains an Imperial Luger modified during the Third Reich period for police use.

07-12-2002, 02:02 PM	#11
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	IMO, no. The existing categories cover all eras and there is little or no need to complicate things further. There is equal justification to establish Imperial and Weimar periods but I think existing categories are perfectly adequate. As far as Police models are concerned, I do not agree that the addition of a sear safety and magazine safety automatically makes that pistol a Third Reich item. I have a 1916 Erfurt that was converted to Police configuration but it is first and foremost a military issue Erfurt of the Imperial era. Adding seat belts in 2002 to a 1950 Ford doesn't make it a 21st Century car; Why does adding a safety feature to an Imperial Luger suddenly make it a Third Reich Luger? It remains an Imperial Luger modified during the Third Reich period for police use.