New member with a Luger project - Page 2

rhuff · 06-12-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmech

Look what $100 bucks buys...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-ORIGINAL...item3cc72ca6eb
Yours is mint!
Marc

This is something that I just don't understand, but different strokes for different folks!!

cdmech · 06-12-2012, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhuff

This is something that I just don't understand, but different strokes for different folks!!

I was laughing when the bidding was up to $100, but it sold for $383 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marc

lugerholsterrepair · 06-12-2012, 07:40 PM

As soon as that auction hit $382 Latvians grabbed metal detectors and headed for the farm fields! They will be digging up every acre...What kind of person would want that hunk O junk for 10 cents?

Douglas Jr. · 06-13-2012, 09:35 AM

The funny thing is that every rust piece of junk that comes from the former Eastern Front was dug up nearby Moscow, Stalingrad (the majority), Leningrad or Kurland (in a less extent). All four year of brutal fight are usually sumit up to four battles.

tater134 · 06-13-2012, 09:38 AM

Once again thank you for the replies and the encouragement everyone! I took a long drive to my parts guys shop yesterday and he was almost completely cleaned out of Luger parts. I ended up coming home with a mag release button and spring and a firing pin spring. Paid $20 for the three parts which seemed reasonable.

alanint · 06-13-2012, 10:00 AM

Contact Luger Doc, (Tom Heller) here on the site. Tom will have virtually everything you need to complete the pistol.

rhuff · 06-13-2012, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdmech

I was laughing when the bidding was up to $100, but it sold for $383 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marc

I just saw that this A.M. and absolutely could not believe it!!!

tater134 · 08-04-2012, 12:37 PM

Just thought I'd post an update for anyone who's still following this project. I've been working a lot lately so I haven't had much time to do metal work on the pistol but I have managed to pick up a few parts here and there.

Picked up the following this week:
-Sideplate assembly (should be fun fitting it to the gun)
-Firing pin
-Firing pin guide
-Grips

Still need a bunch of stuff but its getting there. Once I have some more of the metal work done I'll post some photos of my progress.

Terry Tiell · 08-04-2012, 02:17 PM

Thats awesome man go for it! Mine was in just as rough a shape if not worse but I at least had all the parts. Before....

I spent about 2 months and now this is what mine looks like....

I found a few better parts so I'm getting them and plan to re-re-do it and see if I an get the bluing to come out better then it did my first try. Don't give up man it'll be a great shooter some day! Oh and don't worry if the barrel has some pitting inside it may yet have a good grouping and you won't know that till you shoot it for the first time. The crown is the key and if thats still decent she should still have a good grouping.

06-12-2012, 07:40 PM	#23
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,866 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	As soon as that auction hit $382 Latvians grabbed metal detectors and headed for the farm fields! They will be digging up every acre...What kind of person would want that hunk O junk for 10 cents? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-04-2012, 02:17 PM	#29
Terry Tiell User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Fascist State of Maryland Posts: 224 Thanks: 55 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	Thats awesome man go for it! Mine was in just as rough a shape if not worse but I at least had all the parts. Before.... I spent about 2 months and now this is what mine looks like.... I found a few better parts so I'm getting them and plan to re-re-do it and see if I an get the bluing to come out better then it did my first try. Don't give up man it'll be a great shooter some day! Oh and don't worry if the barrel has some pitting inside it may yet have a good grouping and you won't know that till you shoot it for the first time. The crown is the key and if thats still decent she should still have a good grouping. __________________ Trying to redo grand dads Luger the best I can.

06-13-2012, 09:35 AM	#24
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	The funny thing is that every rust piece of junk that comes from the former Eastern Front was dug up nearby Moscow, Stalingrad (the majority), Leningrad or Kurland (in a less extent). All four year of brutal fight are usually sumit up to four battles.

06-13-2012, 09:38 AM	#25
tater134 User Join Date: May 2012 Location: NE, PA Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Once again thank you for the replies and the encouragement everyone! I took a long drive to my parts guys shop yesterday and he was almost completely cleaned out of Luger parts. I ended up coming home with a mag release button and spring and a firing pin spring. Paid $20 for the three parts which seemed reasonable.

06-13-2012, 10:00 AM	#26
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Contact Luger Doc, (Tom Heller) here on the site. Tom will have virtually everything you need to complete the pistol.

08-04-2012, 12:37 PM	#28
tater134 User Join Date: May 2012 Location: NE, PA Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just thought I'd post an update for anyone who's still following this project. I've been working a lot lately so I haven't had much time to do metal work on the pistol but I have managed to pick up a few parts here and there. Picked up the following this week: -Sideplate assembly (should be fun fitting it to the gun) -Firing pin -Firing pin guide -Grips Still need a bunch of stuff but its getting there. Once I have some more of the metal work done I'll post some photos of my progress.