A 1911 red cross luger compliments of george anderson!

cirelaw · 05-09-2012, 01:29 PM

Of any luger I owned this one is the Historical favorite.If it could talk! The red cross shows some wear and is legit. The picture of the grouping is beautiful. I love to surround my luger with historical makeup, Thanks again My way cool mentor!

alanint · 05-09-2012, 02:40 PM

I still own a Red Cross draw string ditty bag that I got from my Granfather. It is home made from a light, calico dress material, with a beautifully sewn on Red Cross. A somewhat chilling addition to the bag are the perfect, rusty imprints of a hob nailed boot, which had stepped on the bag at one time.

cirelaw · 05-09-2012, 03:02 PM

Wasn't a very pretty time. Grandpa told me a boyhood friend lost his life as so many, mustard gas! OUCH!!!

b0xcrash · 05-09-2012, 03:33 PM

Yeah very cool, the history and legacy; great to preserve and remember.
The costs, the loss, the actions and experiences were horrible though.

alanint · 05-09-2012, 03:42 PM

My paternal Grandfather and one Great Uncle both survived the Great War but died shortly after from the effects of Mustard Gas. My Great Uncle never left the US. He worked at Edison's labs on various poison gas developments and upon his discharge in 1918, bought a Harley Davidson motorcycle and rode it from New Jersey to Los Angeles, (certainly among the first to ever do this). He died very shortly after arriving in California from the after effects of his work with gas. We have his discharge documents mentioning Edison Labs, a receipt detailing his separation pay and the sales receipt for the Harley in the family.

The surviving maternal Grandfather who lived long enough for me to know rode with Blackjack Pershing in the Punitive expedition against Pancho Villa. He said he knew Lt. Patton well. I have some decorations, which attest to this service. He then served in WW1 and managed to survive into the late 1970s. He was the Fire Chief of Passaic, New Jersey for almost 40 years.

cirelaw · 05-09-2012, 04:34 PM

Lugers had to be the most resiliant handgun! Its an honor and privalege to own a gem of our past and my circle complete!

b0xcrash · 05-09-2012, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by alanint

My paternal Grandfather and one Great Uncle both survived the Great War but died shortly after from the effects of Mustard Gas. My Great Uncle never left the US. He worked at Edison's labs on various poison gas developments and upon his discharge in 1918, bought a Harley Davidson motorcycle and rode it from New Jersey to Los Angeles, (certainly among the first to ever do this). He died very shortly after arriving in California from the after effects of his work with gas. We have his discharge documents mentioning Edison Labs, a receipt detailing his separation pay and the sales receipt for the Harley in the family.

The surviving maternal Grandfather who lived long enough for me to know rode with Blackjack Pershing in the Punitive expedition against Pancho Villa. He said he knew Lt. Patton well. I have some decorations, which attest to this service. He then served in WW1 and managed to survive into the late 1970s. He was the Fire Chief of Passaic, New Jersey for almost 40 years.

That is pretty cool! To have that Harley he rode would be pretty awesome...my dad rode bikes and I have rode bikes since I was 8 myself.
My great grandfather passed away at 97 when I was 3 and fought in WWI. My great uncle and both grandfathers fought in WWII. My one grandfather flew in WWII.
I am 2nd gen US born Italian.

Now the fun part..........trying to find out the history of their experiences from any of them is........good luck. My great uncle just passed away a month ago at 93 and that is when I found out he fought in WWII as well. My grandfather passed away 4 months ago and same thing.
As far as them leaving anything behind from that era or our legacy carrying those stories, nothing I know about and my parents have very little settlement value attached to stuff, so they can care less.

Would be amazing if something was passed down, that I could then pass down to my son, but unfortunately being part of large Italian families nobody cares about that and more than likely collecting or saving things was the last thing on their mind.......I am trying to break that cycle after watching both my side of the family leave nothing behind and my wife's side of the family act childish, greedy and selfish with each death in the family.....to where collectibles are stolen or "lost", as they say, then sold in secret before they pass away or after without anyone knowing

cirelaw · 05-09-2012, 06:09 PM

These Germasns live a long life. My gramps August Bruning liveD to 88 after retireing to Florida. Heres his confectionary store in Hasting On The Hudson NY.During the first world war he was boycotted and lost his business finally moving here to Jensen Beach, Fla. He left me 3 notes he had in his cash register. That and a gold double eagle they left me. Did you ever notice German Grandfathers all have flat thumbs and long connecting ear lobes!

05-09-2012, 01:29 PM	#1
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	A 1911 red cross luger compliments of george anderson! Of any luger I owned this one is the Historical favorite.If it could talk! The red cross shows some wear and is legit. The picture of the grouping is beautiful. I love to surround my luger with historical makeup, Thanks again My way cool mentor! Attached Thumbnails

05-09-2012, 04:34 PM	#6
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	Jan gave l;ugers a personality. Lugers had to be the most resiliant handgun! Its an honor and privalege to own a gem of our past and my circle complete! Attached Thumbnails

05-09-2012, 06:09 PM	#8
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	These Germasns live a long life. My gramps August Bruning liveD to 88 after retireing to Florida. Heres his confectionary store in Hasting On The Hudson NY.During the first world war he was boycotted and lost his business finally moving here to Jensen Beach, Fla. He left me 3 notes he had in his cash register. That and a gold double eagle they left me. Did you ever notice German Grandfathers all have flat thumbs and long connecting ear lobes! Attached Thumbnails

05-09-2012, 02:40 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	I still own a Red Cross draw string ditty bag that I got from my Granfather. It is home made from a light, calico dress material, with a beautifully sewn on Red Cross. A somewhat chilling addition to the bag are the perfect, rusty imprints of a hob nailed boot, which had stepped on the bag at one time.

05-09-2012, 03:02 PM	#3
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	Wasn't a very pretty time. Grandpa told me a boyhood friend lost his life as so many, mustard gas! OUCH!!!

05-09-2012, 03:33 PM	#4
b0xcrash User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: USA, TN Posts: 30 Thanks: 11 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Yeah very cool, the history and legacy; great to preserve and remember. The costs, the loss, the actions and experiences were horrible though.

05-09-2012, 03:42 PM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	My paternal Grandfather and one Great Uncle both survived the Great War but died shortly after from the effects of Mustard Gas. My Great Uncle never left the US. He worked at Edison's labs on various poison gas developments and upon his discharge in 1918, bought a Harley Davidson motorcycle and rode it from New Jersey to Los Angeles, (certainly among the first to ever do this). He died very shortly after arriving in California from the after effects of his work with gas. We have his discharge documents mentioning Edison Labs, a receipt detailing his separation pay and the sales receipt for the Harley in the family. The surviving maternal Grandfather who lived long enough for me to know rode with Blackjack Pershing in the Punitive expedition against Pancho Villa. He said he knew Lt. Patton well. I have some decorations, which attest to this service. He then served in WW1 and managed to survive into the late 1970s. He was the Fire Chief of Passaic, New Jersey for almost 40 years.