G Date Shooter

Thor · 02-21-2004, 02:57 PM

This ratty looking G date on another frame is the latest project. I just finished the bluing yesterday, hope to have after pictures by Sunday. Here is what I started with. Top needed lapping to bottom, replace toggle pin, take of CHROME (not nickel) and reblue/fireblue/straw.
<a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB1.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB1.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a>
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Frank · 02-21-2004, 03:06 PM

Hey Thor, you sure get some challenges, HUH!!!

Have fun, as if I had to tell you!!!

Greg · 02-21-2004, 03:39 PM

I can't wait to see pictures of the end result of this project. Thor's magic is always awe inspiring, especially when compared to the "before" pics.

Greg

Doubs · 02-21-2004, 06:32 PM

Now that I've seen pictures of the sow's ear, I can't wait to see the silk purse that emerges. Will Thor prove Willie Shakespear wrong? I'm betting on it!

Thor · 02-22-2004, 07:16 PM

Here is the finished Luger, much different that the earlier one, and it works much smoother now!
<a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA1.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA1.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a>
<a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA2.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA2.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a>

Greg · 02-22-2004, 07:42 PM

What an absolutely stunning transformation Ted!
Congratulations to you, and to the owner.

Greg

Doubs · 02-22-2004, 09:17 PM

Ted, I'm truly impressed! What is your secret for eliminating the severe pitting on the left side of the frame? Is the metal welded up and then taken back down? The matching of the bluing suggests that the metal is all the same and I'd think welding would be difficult to match to the original steel. How do you do it?

Thor · 02-22-2004, 09:18 PM

Bubble gum and paper clips and a magic wand (or a hit from the ol Thor hammer) <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" />

Ron Wood · 02-22-2004, 10:05 PM

Isn't it amazing what you can do with Bondo?!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
Nice job Ted...thanks for saving another one.

Thor · 02-23-2004, 10:29 AM

Thanks guys! Perhaps I should call it "The Bondo Luger" <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" />

Tim · 02-23-2004, 06:42 PM

Ted,
I own 3 of your (re)creations and marvel at the workmanship every time I look at them. You are an artist. EVEN IF YOU TOLD US, I doubt any casual metalsmith could even come close to duplicating your work. Come on, spill the beans... How'd ya do it.

Pete Ebbink · 02-24-2004, 01:12 AM

One, I suspect, Ted cannot not even help...

http://pitter74.webpark.pl/po8b.jpg

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Luke · 02-24-2004, 10:35 AM

Come on, Ted. Tell us the truth; you found a new Luger for that "finished" picture. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Just kidding. Great job, as usual.

I have 4 of Ted's masterpieces, and they are all just this beautiful.

Regards,
Luke

Thor · 02-24-2004, 05:18 PM

Smoke and mirrors!

front sight · 02-26-2004, 09:04 PM

Thor,

That is an incredible transformation! This is why this is my first stop on this forum.

Pete,

I wouldn't bet against Thor being able to refinish even that chunk of rust!

Thor · 02-26-2004, 09:30 PM

I tell you Mr Gale Morgan can and has restored a gun like that! Read "1300 Grams of Rust" sometime if you have an old Gun Collectors Book! A masterful restoration of a Swiss Cheesy BroomHandle Mauser C96. Now that guy is REALLY good! I think Mr John Martz is also in that class, both of those guys are GUNWIZARDS of the first order. I am just a beginning Magicians apprentice compare to them. They are two of the most talented individuals I know of! They kind of remind me of McGiver, they could make a Luger Carbine from a postage stamp!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

02-21-2004, 02:57 PM	#1
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	G Date Shooter This ratty looking G date on another frame is the latest project. I just finished the bluing yesterday, hope to have after pictures by Sunday. Here is what I started with. Top needed lapping to bottom, replace toggle pin, take of CHROME (not nickel) and reblue/fireblue/straw. <a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB1.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB1.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a> <a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB2.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB2.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a> <a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB3.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateB3.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a> __________________ 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."

02-22-2004, 07:16 PM	#5
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Here is the finished Luger, much different that the earlier one, and it works much smoother now! <a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA1.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA1.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a> <a href="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA2.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/CCGDateA2.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a> __________________ 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."

02-22-2004, 09:18 PM	#8
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Bubble gum and paper clips and a magic wand (or a hit from the ol Thor hammer) <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> __________________ 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."

02-22-2004, 10:05 PM	#9
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: 7,019 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,173 Times in 1,701 Posts	Isn't it amazing what you can do with Bondo?!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Nice job Ted...thanks for saving another one. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

02-23-2004, 10:29 AM	#10
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Thanks guys! Perhaps I should call it "The Bondo Luger" <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> __________________ 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."

02-21-2004, 03:06 PM	#2
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Hey Thor, you sure get some challenges, HUH!!! Have fun, as if I had to tell you!!!

02-21-2004, 03:39 PM	#3
Greg User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southern U.S. Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I can't wait to see pictures of the end result of this project. Thor's magic is always awe inspiring, especially when compared to the "before" pics. Greg

02-21-2004, 06:32 PM	#4
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,679 Times in 552 Posts	Now that I've seen pictures of the sow's ear, I can't wait to see the silk purse that emerges. Will Thor prove Willie Shakespear wrong? I'm betting on it!

02-22-2004, 07:42 PM	#6
Greg User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southern U.S. Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	What an absolutely stunning transformation Ted! Congratulations to you, and to the owner. Greg

02-22-2004, 09:17 PM	#7
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,679 Times in 552 Posts	Ted, I'm truly impressed! What is your secret for eliminating the severe pitting on the left side of the frame? Is the metal welded up and then taken back down? The matching of the bluing suggests that the metal is all the same and I'd think welding would be difficult to match to the original steel. How do you do it?

02-23-2004, 06:42 PM	#11
Tim Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Great North Woods of Wisconsin Posts: 100 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Ted, I own 3 of your (re)creations and marvel at the workmanship every time I look at them. You are an artist. EVEN IF YOU TOLD US, I doubt any casual metalsmith could even come close to duplicating your work. Come on, spill the beans... How'd ya do it. __________________ The intent of the second amendment was not to allow the private ownership of firearms. If it had been it would have said something like "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"...

02-24-2004, 01:12 AM	#12
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	One, I suspect, Ted cannot not even help... http://pitter74.webpark.pl/po8b.jpg Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

02-24-2004, 10:35 AM	#13
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Come on, Ted. Tell us the truth; you found a new Luger for that "finished" picture. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Just kidding. Great job, as usual. I have 4 of Ted's masterpieces, and they are all just this beautiful. Regards, Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther

02-24-2004, 05:18 PM	#14
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Smoke and mirrors! __________________ 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."

02-26-2004, 09:04 PM	#15
front sight User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thor, That is an incredible transformation! This is why this is my first stop on this forum. Pete, I wouldn't bet against Thor being able to refinish even that chunk of rust! __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P.J. O'Rourke

02-26-2004, 09:30 PM	#16
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	I tell you Mr Gale Morgan can and has restored a gun like that! Read "1300 Grams of Rust" sometime if you have an old Gun Collectors Book! A masterful restoration of a Swiss Cheesy BroomHandle Mauser C96. Now that guy is REALLY good! I think Mr John Martz is also in that class, both of those guys are GUNWIZARDS of the first order. I am just a beginning Magicians apprentice compare to them. They are two of the most talented individuals I know of! They kind of remind me of McGiver, they could make a Luger Carbine from a postage stamp!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" /> __________________ 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."