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02-07-2010, 03:19 AM | #1 |
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I bought my Luger this week! My dream for decades came true. It's an S/42 1936 all matching except mag Luger. The situation on weapons here is very complicated. If you are a "civil", in practice it is impossible to buy "real" weapon. Only blank weapons, air weapons are allowed. Only LEOs can have pistols, but only 2 piece for self-defense. And the procedure isn't easy that way too. Hunters of course have hunting rifles, and sport shooters can have weapons, but they can not carry thoose. As far as I'm a police detective, I have got the chance to buy a weapon, and also carry it. My self-defence weapon is a Glock 19, and my second is the Luger since Monday. (Before I owned a Hungarian 48M - TT). Now I'm spending my time on reading through the forum, incredible knowledge is written here. It's just amazing! Surely I will have many questions, but first I'm triing to read through everything. Here's some pics of my Luger: (Hungarian proof marks, ehhh ) Greetings from Hungary, Tom |
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Tom ,
Congrats with your first Luger and welcome to the forum! It looks to be in excellent condition, does it have a replacement barrel? There seems to be some kind of marking under the barrel where the serial number usually sits. I'll leave it to the experts here to comment on the details. Balder |
02-07-2010, 05:35 AM | #3 |
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Thank you!
I'm unsure about the replacement, but maybe it is replaced. There is no number, and the alignment marks are not matching. Based on the damned hungarian law, the calibre marking must be engraved on the barell. There is a laser engraved "9mm Luger" text there. Maybe the alignment marking are not matching, because the barell was removed during the rebluing process. I don't know. This week, I tried it out at rhe shooting range. 200 shoot without any problem (7,5 gramm Fiocchi FMJ, and 7,5 gramm hungarian MFS ammo). And it is accurate like charm. |
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Tom,
Good to hear that it is both accurate and reliable. I take all of my Lugers to the range from time to time and I really enjoy firing them. The barrel does appear to be a replacement since it's lacking the bore diameter marking and serial number. Some parts seem to have been refinished, but the extractor and toggle appear original. Then again, I am no expert. Once our American friends wake up there will most likely be several educated comments on your gun. This is one great forum, with lots of friendly and knowledgable people. Balder Last edited by Balder; 02-07-2010 at 09:52 AM. |
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Hello Tom,
Welcome to the Forum. It is always a pleasure to see members from the Eastern European countries join up. Hungary has an interesting history and local knowlegde is always welcomed (including the necessary language skills ). Your 1936 Mauser looks like it has been refinished at some point in time, at least partially. It is possible that some work was done it. The small proof mark at the left side of the receiver is a Hungarian repeat/repair proof, the top an bottom part of the stamp (an R with shield) are missing. I expect that the gun was actually repaired and reproofed in Hungary itself. If only it could talk |
02-07-2010, 11:03 AM | #7 |
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Tom, Welcome! You are a Lucky Man! Regardless of your pistols finnish condition it SHOOTS! That's what they are for after all. Also..you are able to have it and carry it! Very special.
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Welcome to the Forum. What's a LEO?
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Hello Vlim!
You are more or less right. The R with the shield is the proof mark of the hungarian MKH (www.mkh.hu) Here is the hungarian operative law about proofing weapons and ammo. You can find the proof marks at 15 §. The R /w shield is only the proof mark of the periodic inspection, which must be done every 10 years. Practically, they aren't doing anything with the weapon, but putting their damn stamp on it, and give you a bill of 30 EURO. They aren't "inspecting it" at the practice. (I have got a .22 LR rifle, which have had a broken firing pin, but it passed the periodic inspection). They are not doing any repairs, it's a miracle itself, that they can identify a gun. Please if anybody can give me any info about my gun based on the SN number (month of production, etc.) let me know. Now I'm really curious about the barell. I know nothing about the past of my LUGER. Best regards, Tom Last edited by Depner; 02-07-2010 at 01:07 PM. |
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200 trouble free shots with a Luger? I don't think even the Wehrmacht ever achieved that!
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Wow thats two new members in one week that have been able to use a Luger in a offical capacity. Congats on your pistol and welcome to the forum. c
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Welcome to the forum. Your 1936 Mauser Luger is a nice one and even better that it shoots reliably.
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Welcome Depner!
In Croatia, it is difficult to find Luger below 5000 kuna. The increase is a big collector of weapons, and Luger is a weapon that simply "must have". Here the law is lenient. Hunters can have handgun for compassionate shot. I am also police detectiv, hunter and guns collector. My officially weapon is Glock 19 with Croatian shield from 1998. Also my first officaly weapon was Crvena zastava M57, also bilt on 7,62 x 25 mm TT round. Many Hungarians in the summer come to Istria, and if you're one of them send masage. Gretings from Croatia, Novigrad - Citta di Cittanova. http://www.novigrad-cittanova.hr/
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Depner,
Congratulations on your new Luger pistol! I am sure that you are very safety conscious, but be sure to check out postings on this site about the issues that come with carrying a Luger. Being an older design, it does not have all of the safety features you expect on a modern gun. In particular, it's also possible to fire a disassembled Luger if the bolt is closed on a cartridge and the sear is bumped. And thank you for posting in English. Your English language skills are much finer than my Hungarian language skills ever will be! I'm very glad to meet you on this forum... Marc |
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Hello Depner,
welcome to the forum and congratulation for your Luger! (Especialy if it is very complicated to own a gun)
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