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09-09-2004, 11:44 AM | #21 |
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Thanks Gentlemen, here are the pics of it cleaned up, minus the grips. It is fully matching including magazine marked "1". Sadly water had entered tha ammunition can which had deteriorated the exterior of the Luger more than expected. Still I think very nice find, with an SS ID tag and wrapped in an SS zeltbahn, I think is pretty exciting also. Will post pics of the whole piece assembled soon! Thanks again for looking!
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09-09-2004, 11:55 AM | #22 |
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josef, What is the second photo? the trigger guard is bent and the front sight is missing... is this a different Luger that was found at the same time?
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John, this was the photo for comparison how my first Luger looks like ) It was given to me by friend who dug it at the garden. It had some corrosion but frame and barrel looked much better outside. On the other hand it looks somebody was playing with the hammer - note the front side of the mag well...
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What A SAGA wonderful find .I to find objects like these to be incredible pieces of history. It it legal for one to keep such a piece in the czech republic ? If not sure hope this wonderfu relic does not wind up in the melting pot.
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09-09-2004, 01:37 PM | #25 |
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Too bad that this Luger wasn't rescued about 10 years ago... I'll bet the water damage is less than 10 years old... Those old ammo cans are pretty decent air-tight storage unless they rust through...
What will happen to this gun josef? will your friend have to turn it in, or can he legally keep it? ...also what condition is the bore? Do you think it could be safely shot? Not that I would... I think I would mount this baby on a walnut plaque and retire it permanently as a reminder of WW2.
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Josef, My guess would be that someone de-milled the Luger in the second photo. Rendering it unusable. You can't load it, and you can't fire it. BTW I envy your battlefield searches. One of my dreams since I was very young. We went "Boony Stompin'" on Guam, for war relics. We ran across a cache of corroded Japanese artillery shells. Got scared and quit.
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Jan and Josef....
This thread is absolutely AMAZING!!! Like Ron - this has always been a fantasy of mine. I don't think I'm alone in that... In the General Discussion area, so not to interrupt this thread - I'd really appreciate as to how you even begin to look at various areas? Do you have to do research, or is it "by chance" that you find these artifacts? Again - my congratulation! John D. (BTW: Ron - it take a person with principles and pride to post an apology. I respect that and your doing so. My thanks for that... Now back to finding these time-capsules in history..!) |
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by lugerholsterrepair:
<strong>....Ron you surprise me. J....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Psssst?? Hey guys - not in this thread - PLEASE!!! If you'd like - you can start a new thread in the General area regarding VETS and such... Thanks..!!!! |
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John, No worries, we are friends. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
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I have a couple of stories saved on my home hard drive about a couple of groups that have found items, if I remember, or you send me an e-mail, I will forward them to you. There are several Belgium guys that do this, have found US and German remains and have turned them over to the appropriate gov't for proper burial. Very interesting reading.
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Looks like a pitted paperweight to me, no significant value whatsoever!!! .................Bruce
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by ratdog:
<strong>Looks like a pitted paperweight to me, no significant value whatsoever!!! .................Bruce</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">It is a peice of history! I would realy like to have found it for my collection. VERY SIGNIFICANT Russ
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Agree with russ a very significant piece of history. One that should be treasured. I sure wish it were in my
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by ratdog:
<strong>Looks like a pitted paperweight to me, no significant value whatsoever!!! .................Bruce</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Well - what is one person's trash is another person's treasure. If I did the research, dug this out of a hole in the ground - and knowing it hadn't been touched for 60 odd years - it would be my treasure as well... While I have a lot of Lugers that are not "trash" - this one would find a not-so-insignificant place in my collection. Ergo the difference in "collecting". Some do it for the value of the paperweight, and can't see beyond the immediate return - while other's look at the "value" of what's invested in authoring what is written on the paper itself.... There are two ends of a telescope. I prefer to look at things from both ends..... Not a flame - just my $0.0002. John D. |
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It would have a place in my gunsafe ANYTIME...
I would love to trace the soldier whose identity disk was found nearby and see if he is still alive and if so, what the story was behind burying this gun and these ammo cans...
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> There are two ends of a telescope. I prefer to look at things from both ends..... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">When you do that, do you just see yourself??? Is the telescope flexible?? Is it also called a binocular??? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> |
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So what happened to the wood grips to it? Did they corrode very badly?
It's hard to believe that this Luger was smoothered in greese and it still corroded. How can that be? How did the moisture get past the greese? Also, I'd be interested to know too on how you find a sight to search? Do you research the place first or do you know by living in the area where things could be? Thanks |
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by ratdog:
<strong>Looks like a pitted paperweight to me, no significant value whatsoever!!! .................Bruce</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Thanks Bruce for the honest comments, seriously. There are always those who cannot appreciate the historical significance of such a find, and cannot understand the feeling of having found such an item themselves. No flame here, but I feel fortunate to have handled such an item I have just recovered, knowing the last time it was likely touched or utilized was by the last original owner, a representative of one of our most greatest and tragic conficts of world history. That is what I hold in awe and respect; it is not a piece that has been through a thousand hands postwar, dealers, ect... but a direct link to the last owner. I appreciate your input and thank you for it nonetheless. Joe |
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