Early Christmas Luger from wife

Ice · 12-09-2009, 05:56 PM

My wife just couldn't wait for Christmas so she found this Interarms American Eagle Mauser for me. Its absolutely brand new in box with book, target and all accessories. Best of all it has the P08 grip instead of the Swiss style. The serial number is strange because I thought all the Mauser Lugers started with 10. or 11.. Its serial number is RG0893. Can somebody tell me about this model and maybe when it was made? This gift just blows me away. Now I'll have to find something for her since she likes Lugers too. Parabellum Christmas?

Charlie

Ice · 12-09-2009, 05:59 PM

More photos. Any comments appreciated.

Charlie

lugerholsterrepair · 12-09-2009, 07:00 PM

Charlie..Sweet! What a gal...I am sure she likes p08's but better think that gift giving idea over!

Jerry Burney

FNorm · 12-09-2009, 07:44 PM

Seee... Mom likes you too!

They did make a 'Presentation Model' with different serial numbers. But that's all I know about it. Maybe this is one of them?

FN

Ron Wood · 12-09-2009, 08:20 PM

I am shooting from the hip here, but I think there is/was a South American importer/sporting goods firm by the name of Renato Gamba that special ordered specific lots of guns and they were designated with the RG prefix.

SteveM · 12-09-2009, 09:15 PM

I concur with Ron on the RG..

What a wife..sounds to me like a keeper.

zinfull · 12-09-2009, 09:30 PM

I think it was Italian and it is a 7.65 cal. He could not follow through with the order and they were sold in the US. I have RG 0877 and RG 0878

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...1&highlight=rg

jerry

alanint · 12-10-2009, 10:31 AM

Jerry is right,

Renato Gamba is a well known Italian Arms dealer....

Ice · 12-10-2009, 11:58 AM

Yep, she is a fine gal. She isn't much into fancy clothes and jewelry; she likes jeans, t-shirts and pickup trucks and she shares my fascination with Lugers and older S&W revolvers. Since she doesn't read this forum (she is in hospital now) I can say that I have already gotten her a couple of leather skirts along with blouses to wear. I'll probably try to track down a pistol that she has had her eye on also.

Charlie

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Charlie..Sweet! What a gal...I am sure she likes p08's but better think that gift giving idea over!

Jerry Burney

Ice · 12-10-2009, 12:00 PM

Many thanks for all the comments and information about the Mauser luger. Its something that I will always keep because of the love behind the gift.

Charlie

mauro · 12-10-2009, 12:54 PM

Yaa!
Really nice Interarms Parabellum.
Renato Gamba, Italian importer and gun producer also commercially tied with Mauser, ordered a certain amount of Mauser Parabellum with his logo (RG), specific configuration and serial number for the Italian Market.

Unfortunately at certain point he had serious problem and was not able to get all the pistols. Mauser then re-used frame already marked with the specific Renato Gamba serial number and sold them to Interarms.

You have a nice Parabellum in a collectible configuration.

Cheers,
Mauro

Ice · 12-10-2009, 03:36 PM

Thank you, Mauro. Did they mark the frame with the American Eagle after Gamba's deal fell through? I can't imagine an AE for any market but American.

Thanks

Charlie

mauro · 12-10-2009, 04:25 PM

Charlie,
the originals Renato Gamba P08s have the Renato Gamba (RG) logo on the chamber and the receiver is marked with "Mauser P08 4" Serie Speciale Renato Gamba".

In your case Mauser reused frame and receiver that already received the special numbering but not yet the inscription and the logo.

The receiver has been finished with the standard American Eagle to "fulfill" the Interarms requirements.

Enjoy your nice gun!

Mauro

Ice · 12-10-2009, 04:50 PM

Thank you. I returned your PM.

Charlie

ledzeppelin · 10-29-2010, 05:25 PM

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12-09-2009, 05:56 PM	#1
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Early Christmas Luger from wife My wife just couldn't wait for Christmas so she found this Interarms American Eagle Mauser for me. Its absolutely brand new in box with book, target and all accessories. Best of all it has the P08 grip instead of the Swiss style. The serial number is strange because I thought all the Mauser Lugers started with 10. or 11.. Its serial number is RG0893. Can somebody tell me about this model and maybe when it was made? This gift just blows me away. Now I'll have to find something for her since she likes Lugers too. Parabellum Christmas? Charlie Attached Thumbnails

12-09-2009, 05:59 PM	#2
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	More photos. Any comments appreciated. Charlie Attached Thumbnails

12-09-2009, 07:00 PM	#3
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,931 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Charlie..Sweet! What a gal...I am sure she likes p08's but better think that gift giving idea over! Jerry Burney __________________ 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."

12-09-2009, 08:20 PM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	I am shooting from the hip here, but I think there is/was a South American importer/sporting goods firm by the name of Renato Gamba that special ordered specific lots of guns and they were designated with the RG prefix. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

12-10-2009, 12:54 PM	#11
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Yaa! Really nice Interarms Parabellum. Renato Gamba, Italian importer and gun producer also commercially tied with Mauser, ordered a certain amount of Mauser Parabellum with his logo (RG), specific configuration and serial number for the Italian Market. Unfortunately at certain point he had serious problem and was not able to get all the pistols. Mauser then re-used frame already marked with the specific Renato Gamba serial number and sold them to Interarms. You have a nice Parabellum in a collectible configuration. Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

12-09-2009, 07:44 PM	#4
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Seee... Mom likes you too! They did make a 'Presentation Model' with different serial numbers. But that's all I know about it. Maybe this is one of them? FN

12-09-2009, 09:15 PM	#6
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	I concur with Ron on the RG.. What a wife..sounds to me like a keeper.

12-09-2009, 09:30 PM	#7
zinfull Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sonoma County CA Posts: 243 Thanks: 5 Thanked 33 Times in 16 Posts	I think it was Italian and it is a 7.65 cal. He could not follow through with the order and they were sold in the US. I have RG 0877 and RG 0878 http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...1&highlight=rg jerry

12-10-2009, 10:31 AM	#8
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Jerry is right, Renato Gamba is a well known Italian Arms dealer....

12-10-2009, 12:00 PM	#10
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Many thanks for all the comments and information about the Mauser luger. Its something that I will always keep because of the love behind the gift. Charlie

12-10-2009, 03:36 PM	#12
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Thank you, Mauro. Did they mark the frame with the American Eagle after Gamba's deal fell through? I can't imagine an AE for any market but American. Thanks Charlie

12-10-2009, 04:25 PM	#13
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Charlie, the originals Renato Gamba P08s have the Renato Gamba (RG) logo on the chamber and the receiver is marked with "Mauser P08 4" Serie Speciale Renato Gamba". In your case Mauser reused frame and receiver that already received the special numbering but not yet the inscription and the logo. The receiver has been finished with the standard American Eagle to "fulfill" the Interarms requirements. Enjoy your nice gun! Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

12-10-2009, 04:50 PM	#14
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Thank you. I returned your PM. Charlie

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