Double Date DWM Disaster - Page 3

TheRomanhistorian · 02-12-2012, 09:03 PM

That's what I get for not reading the original post again before making a new reply! Your work was simply that stunning, Ted.

Still, the pistol is beautiful. I can't wait to see the fully finished product.

DaveinTN · 02-12-2012, 10:24 PM

The "in process" photo on the previous page is amazing! The edges are straight and crisp, surfaces are smooth, how do you do it? I am very impressed! This is a great combination of skill and art.

I can't wait to see the completed project.

Dave in TN (also a former New Mexican)

Ron Wood · 02-12-2012, 11:08 PM

Ted,
I know you changed out the sideplate, and I am curious. It looks like a Model 1900 with the square top left corner. So is it a 1900, squared up later piece, or repro?

Thor · 02-12-2012, 11:19 PM

Ron, it is a repro

Douglas Jr. · 02-13-2012, 06:12 AM

Thor,

Your working is a kind of show, and we are sit on the front row.
Thanks for sharing,

Douglas

Thor · 02-25-2012, 07:34 PM

This Luger is finished. Here are the two sides. Looks way better to my old eyes. This sure is fun.

Thor · 02-26-2012, 11:44 AM

New Pictures are up today.

saab-bob · 02-26-2012, 01:03 PM

Thor
Hard to believe that is the same gun!
Great job.
Bob

Neil Young · 02-26-2012, 04:39 PM

Absolutely beautiful Thor--almost a miracle I think.

Neil

cirelaw · 02-26-2012, 04:56 PM

I am so proud of you!

rhuff · 02-26-2012, 05:10 PM

I am duly impressed!! What a nice job on an "old warhorse". The owner should be elated....I know that I would be very pleased if it were mine.

TheRomanhistorian · 02-26-2012, 05:27 PM

I still can't believe that was the same gun! I wouldn't have been ashamed to own and shoot the gun pre-restoration but wow! The after pictures are simply fantastic, craftsmen like you Ted are amazing.

Don M · 02-26-2012, 08:08 PM

Chalk up another success! Congratulations, Ted.

Angus Magnus · 02-27-2012, 12:13 AM

It is really amazing to see it magically go back to its former self, and also exciting to know mine is moving closer in the queue!

Lanyard looks a little ratty though....

Thor · 02-27-2012, 12:36 AM

The lanyard is only a string tag to identify the owner.

Ice · 02-27-2012, 05:31 AM

I am truly impressed. Very few people could achieve such a fine transformation. /applause/

Charlie

CavScoutEurope · 02-27-2012, 06:02 AM

Wow!!!! Great job! It's hard to believe that it is the same Luger!

alvin · 02-27-2012, 08:02 AM

Absolutely amazing metal job!

hyrax222 · 02-27-2012, 05:37 PM

Fantastic job. I am nearly speachless. Truly some magic was worked here!!

cirelaw · 02-27-2012, 06:16 PM

Reminds me of the miracles of loaves with the fish and loafs!

02-12-2012, 09:03 PM	#41
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	That's what I get for not reading the original post again before making a new reply! Your work was simply that stunning, Ted. Still, the pistol is beautiful. I can't wait to see the fully finished product. __________________ 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, 10:24 PM	#42
DaveinTN User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 186 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Wow! The "in process" photo on the previous page is amazing! The edges are straight and crisp, surfaces are smooth, how do you do it? I am very impressed! This is a great combination of skill and art. I can't wait to see the completed project. Dave in TN (also a former New Mexican)

02-12-2012, 11:08 PM	#43
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	Ted, I know you changed out the sideplate, and I am curious. It looks like a Model 1900 with the square top left corner. So is it a 1900, squared up later piece, or repro? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

02-12-2012, 11:19 PM	#44
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Ron, it is a repro __________________ 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."

02-25-2012, 07:34 PM	#46
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	This Luger is finished. Here are the two sides. Looks way better to my old eyes. This sure is fun. __________________ 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; 02-26-2012 at 06:17 PM. Reason: added AFTER pictures.

02-13-2012, 06:12 AM	#45
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Thor, Your working is a kind of show, and we are sit on the front row. Thanks for sharing, Douglas

02-26-2012, 11:44 AM	#47
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	New Pictures are up today. __________________ 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."

02-26-2012, 01:03 PM	#48
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Thor Hard to believe that is the same gun! Great job. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

02-26-2012, 04:39 PM	#49
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 540 Thanks: 546 Thanked 438 Times in 165 Posts	Absolutely beautiful Thor--almost a miracle I think. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

02-26-2012, 04:56 PM	#50
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	As Always I am so proud of you! Attached Images

02-26-2012, 05:10 PM	#51
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,270 Thanks: 2,686 Thanked 958 Times in 704 Posts	I am duly impressed!! What a nice job on an "old warhorse". The owner should be elated....I know that I would be very pleased if it were mine.

02-26-2012, 05:27 PM	#52
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	I still can't believe that was the same gun! I wouldn't have been ashamed to own and shoot the gun pre-restoration but wow! The after pictures are simply fantastic, craftsmen like you Ted are amazing. __________________ 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

02-26-2012, 08:08 PM	#53
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Chalk up another success! Congratulations, Ted. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

02-27-2012, 12:13 AM	#54
Angus Magnus User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 133 Thanks: 8 Thanked 22 Times in 16 Posts	Absolutely gorgeous! It is really amazing to see it magically go back to its former self, and also exciting to know mine is moving closer in the queue! Lanyard looks a little ratty though....

02-27-2012, 12:36 AM	#55
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	The lanyard is only a string tag to identify the owner. __________________ 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."

02-27-2012, 05:31 AM	#56
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	I am truly impressed. Very few people could achieve such a fine transformation. /applause/ Charlie

02-27-2012, 06:02 AM	#57
CavScoutEurope User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 86 Thanks: 102 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	Wow!!!! Great job! It's hard to believe that it is the same Luger!

02-27-2012, 08:02 AM	#58
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Absolutely amazing metal job!

02-27-2012, 05:37 PM	#59
hyrax222 User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oregon City Posts: 62 Thanks: 90 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Fantastic job. I am nearly speachless. Truly some magic was worked here!!

02-27-2012, 06:16 PM	#60
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	Reminds me of the miracles of loaves with the fish and loafs!