My Frankenluger

John Gunman · 06-03-2004, 03:49 AM

Thanks to everyone for the help on my Luger. Here is a picture of my Luger. The barrel is 6 3/4 inches to the shoulder. I thought that 6 inch barreled Luger where about 6 inches even. The second set of grips are the ones that came with it.

Thor · 06-03-2004, 09:15 AM

John, the 6" or Navy Luger barrels are 120mm (6"+-) nominally and that is measured to the breechface from the muzzle. Any object that can be placed down the barrel without scratching the bore, with the gun safe and unloaded of course, can be used to measure the actual barrel length.
Your Luger looks to be an Imperial (WWI) DWM or Erfurt that was rebarrelled at some time in its history. Is the chambered dated? Does it have a Crown over N on the left side of the receiver in front of the side plate? I also appears to have been highly polished at some point. Interesting grips (the gold colored ones)

John Sabato · 06-03-2004, 10:56 AM

CAREFULLY Squaring the rear sight notch, and replacing the front sight with the sight from a P38 that has a square rather than a pointed blade and has the same dovetail will improve the sight picture BUT please make sure we are not dealing with an historical pistol before we start using a file okay?

06-03-2004, 03:49 AM	#1
John Gunman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My Frankenluger Thanks to everyone for the help on my Luger. Here is a picture of my Luger. The barrel is 6 3/4 inches to the shoulder. I thought that 6 inch barreled Luger where about 6 inches even. The second set of grips are the ones that came with it.

06-03-2004, 09:15 AM	#2
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	John, the 6" or Navy Luger barrels are 120mm (6"+-) nominally and that is measured to the breechface from the muzzle. Any object that can be placed down the barrel without scratching the bore, with the gun safe and unloaded of course, can be used to measure the actual barrel length. Your Luger looks to be an Imperial (WWI) DWM or Erfurt that was rebarrelled at some time in its history. Is the chambered dated? Does it have a Crown over N on the left side of the receiver in front of the side plate? I also appears to have been highly polished at some point. Interesting grips (the gold colored ones) __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

06-03-2004, 10:56 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	CAREFULLY Squaring the rear sight notch, and replacing the front sight with the sight from a P38 that has a square rather than a pointed blade and has the same dovetail will improve the sight picture BUT please make sure we are not dealing with an historical pistol before we start using a file okay? __________________ 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..."*