Double Date DWM Disaster - Page 2

CavScoutEurope · 01-29-2012, 08:10 PM

Wow! Are you trying to get that S&W back up and running?

cirelaw · 01-29-2012, 08:26 PM

I will say a prayer to Saint Anthony.He is the Saint for lost causes. It always seems to work for Debbie! We have been exchanging prays for years!

alvin · 01-29-2012, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CavScoutEurope

Wow! Are you trying to get that S&W back up and running?

Not mine. It's Chinese police guns, stored in a "borrowed military storage cave" in the past 30-40 years. Recently, they returned the cave back, and planned to dump those guns into blast furnace (including some exotic guns). The picture poster saved those pieces and planned to setup a museum.

I don't think they are going to restore anything. They also found some Lugers, including a 1906 commercial, and a few WWI & WWII German military ones, probably carried there by Soviets in 1945.

Douglas Jr. · 01-30-2012, 08:11 AM

I love topics like this one!
I'm looking forward to see the "after" photos.
Douglas.

Lugerdoc · 01-30-2012, 11:28 AM

Ted, I agree with Olle, this looks like a candidate for a bead blast and hot dip or gunkote. TH

Thor · 01-30-2012, 03:20 PM

Oh, you guys are talking all the fun out of this challenge.

CavScoutEurope · 01-30-2012, 04:22 PM

Well, I wish you good luck on the Luger!! I can't wait to see it when your done!!

DaveinTN · 01-30-2012, 05:58 PM

Thor,

Either you'll be charging an arm and a leg for this restoration or you'll be doing it for the feeling of accomplishment. My guess it will be a little of both. Can't wait to see the final result!

Good luck and don't stay up too late!

Dave in TN

cirelaw · 01-30-2012, 07:53 PM

FOR his work sometime an arm and a leg just isnt enough. Ive know Ted for over ten years and its his passion and his God that drives him!

Thor · 02-10-2012, 07:22 PM

The old girl is looking better. I should have some DURING pictures tomorrow showing the damage clean up. It is ready for me to rust blue it. These tough ones are satisfying but they do require patience and perseverance. I have to remind myself of the line from "The Outlaw Josey Wales" I must "Endeavor to persevere."

TheRomanhistorian · 02-10-2012, 09:13 PM

I must say, I can't wait! I always enjoy seeing restorations on the forum but yours, Mr. Green, are always breathtaking!

Thor · 02-10-2012, 09:16 PM

Thank you sir for the kind words. I am having fun doing these restorations. And please call me Ted or Thor if you like.

Thor · 02-11-2012, 12:53 PM

Here are some in progress DURING pictures. That camera sees more small pits than I do usually. Remember I am trying to salvage as much as the markings as I can while addressing the pitting WITHOUT doing any welding or engraving. Put a pair of ill fitting cheap grips on it to make it start to look like a nice shooter Luger. There are also several links under the first DURING picture of other pictures of this Luger.

http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur2.JPG

http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur3.JPG
http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur4.JPG
http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur5.JPG
http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur6.JPG

Ice · 02-11-2012, 03:12 PM

Ted, your progress on the project is amazing. The pics help me to appreciate your process.

Charlie

CavScoutEurope · 02-11-2012, 07:29 PM

It already looks 100% better!!! I can't wait to see it when your done!

Ron Wood · 02-11-2012, 09:38 PM

Thanks for the photos Ted. Not many folks appreciate the hand work that goes into your metal prep. Perhaps this will let them see the difference between craftsmanship as opposed to buffed and blued.

lugerholsterrepair · 02-11-2012, 09:49 PM

bring forward

cirelaw · 02-11-2012, 10:42 PM

I wonder what you could some fish a forty loafs of bread!

TheRomanhistorian · 02-12-2012, 05:37 PM

Wow, I know you're not finished quite yet, Ted, but that pistol already looks far more beautiful than it originally did. The sideplate and other parts on that left side of the pistol look amazing compared to the way they did in the before photos.

Thor · 02-12-2012, 08:01 PM

Michael, I cannot take credit for the sideplate. If you look at some of the first posts I said we were going to REPLACE the side plate and take down lever, they were BEYOND my talents. "No welding, no engraving, change out the take down and sideplate " but thanks for the kind words.

01-30-2012, 11:28 AM	#25
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Ted, I agree with Olle, this looks like a candidate for a bead blast and hot dip or gunkote. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

01-30-2012, 03:20 PM	#26
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Oh, you guys are talking all the fun out of this challenge. __________________ 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."

02-10-2012, 07:22 PM	#30
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	The old girl is looking better. I should have some DURING pictures tomorrow showing the damage clean up. It is ready for me to rust blue it. These tough ones are satisfying but they do require patience and perseverance. I have to remind myself of the line from "The Outlaw Josey Wales" I must "Endeavor to persevere." __________________ 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."

02-10-2012, 09:13 PM	#31
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	I must say, I can't wait! I always enjoy seeing restorations on the forum but yours, Mr. Green, are always breathtaking! __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

02-10-2012, 09:16 PM	#32
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Thank you sir for the kind words. I am having fun doing these restorations. And please call me Ted or Thor if you like. __________________ 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."

01-29-2012, 08:10 PM	#21
CavScoutEurope User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 86 Thanks: 102 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	Wow! Are you trying to get that S&W back up and running?

01-29-2012, 08:26 PM	#22
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I will say a prayer to Saint Anthony.He is the Saint for lost causes. It always seems to work for Debbie! We have been exchanging prays for years!

01-30-2012, 08:11 AM	#24
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	I love topics like this one! I'm looking forward to see the "after" photos. Douglas.

01-30-2012, 04:22 PM	#27
CavScoutEurope User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 86 Thanks: 102 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	Well, I wish you good luck on the Luger!! I can't wait to see it when your done!!

01-30-2012, 05:58 PM	#28
DaveinTN User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 186 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Thor, Either you'll be charging an arm and a leg for this restoration or you'll be doing it for the feeling of accomplishment. My guess it will be a little of both. Can't wait to see the final result! Good luck and don't stay up too late! Dave in TN

01-30-2012, 07:53 PM	#29
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	FOR his work sometime an arm and a leg just isnt enough. Ive know Ted for over ten years and its his passion and his God that drives him!

02-11-2012, 12:53 PM	#33
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Here are some in progress DURING pictures. That camera sees more small pits than I do usually. Remember I am trying to salvage as much as the markings as I can while addressing the pitting WITHOUT doing any welding or engraving. Put a pair of ill fitting cheap grips on it to make it start to look like a nice shooter Luger. There are also several links under the first DURING picture of other pictures of this Luger. http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur2.JPG http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur3.JPG http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur4.JPG http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur5.JPG http://members.rennlist.org/lugerman/Dur6.JPG __________________ 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." Last edited by lugerholsterrepair; 02-11-2012 at 09:50 PM.

02-11-2012, 03:12 PM	#34
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Ted, your progress on the project is amazing. The pics help me to appreciate your process. Charlie

02-11-2012, 07:29 PM	#35
CavScoutEurope User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 86 Thanks: 102 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	It already looks 100% better!!! I can't wait to see it when your done!

02-11-2012, 09:38 PM	#36
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: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Thanks for the photos Ted. Not many folks appreciate the hand work that goes into your metal prep. Perhaps this will let them see the difference between craftsmanship as opposed to buffed and blued. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

02-11-2012, 09:49 PM	#37
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	bring forward __________________ 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."

02-11-2012, 10:42 PM	#38
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I wonder what you could some fish a forty loafs of bread!

02-12-2012, 05:37 PM	#39
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Wow, I know you're not finished quite yet, Ted, but that pistol already looks far more beautiful than it originally did. The sideplate and other parts on that left side of the pistol look amazing compared to the way they did in the before photos. __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

02-12-2012, 08:01 PM	#40
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Michael, I cannot take credit for the sideplate. If you look at some of the first posts I said we were going to REPLACE the side plate and take down lever, they were BEYOND my talents. "No welding, no engraving, change out the take down and sideplate " but thanks for the kind words. __________________ 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."