Luger Machinepistol (long)

Hugh · 04-28-2002, 10:47 PM

I found this letter to the editor in a Jan 1992 American Rifleman:

"In Ireland, where I recently bought a small lot of Navy Lugers from Dublin Armoury, I photographed what I believe to be unique--a factory-original, selective-fire Luger pistol/carbine.

It is not for sale as the Irish Defense Dept. is determined to retain it for a museum to be organized around a few of the guns used in the Irish War for Independence that began with the Easter Uprising of 1916.

Whether the gun is a prototype that saw no production or a "special order" is not known. Its basis is an 8" barreled, 9mm 1918 dated DWM Lange Pistole 08 known to collectors as the Artillery Model. It is accompanied by its detachable shoulder stock and 32 round drum magazine.

The modifications are limited to the addition of a dual-button-detachable chasses holding a fore-grip, a full-auto selector and the sights that are built up to clear the selector.

The selector mechanism is a laterally movable L-shaped bar mounted in a square housing on the top of the pistol's breechblock.

Moving the L-bar sidewise causes it to contact the angled trigger bar within the sideplate in which a hole has been cut to allow this controlled interference.

At the moment the toggle bolt group closed in counter-recoil, the L-bar would hit the trigger bar and force it against the horizontal sear bar, thus releasing the firing pin to fire the chambered cartridge.

Firing would continue until the magazine was empty or the trigger was intentionally released.

Moving the L-shaped bar in the opposite direction would produce semi-automatic fire."

W.B. Edwards

Afton, VA

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04-28-2002, 10:47 PM	#1
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Luger Machinepistol (long) I found this letter to the editor in a Jan 1992 American Rifleman: "In Ireland, where I recently bought a small lot of Navy Lugers from Dublin Armoury, I photographed what I believe to be unique--a factory-original, selective-fire Luger pistol/carbine. It is not for sale as the Irish Defense Dept. is determined to retain it for a museum to be organized around a few of the guns used in the Irish War for Independence that began with the Easter Uprising of 1916. Whether the gun is a prototype that saw no production or a "special order" is not known. Its basis is an 8" barreled, 9mm 1918 dated DWM Lange Pistole 08 known to collectors as the Artillery Model. It is accompanied by its detachable shoulder stock and 32 round drum magazine. The modifications are limited to the addition of a dual-button-detachable chasses holding a fore-grip, a full-auto selector and the sights that are built up to clear the selector. The selector mechanism is a laterally movable L-shaped bar mounted in a square housing on the top of the pistol's breechblock. Moving the L-bar sidewise causes it to contact the angled trigger bar within the sideplate in which a hole has been cut to allow this controlled interference. At the moment the toggle bolt group closed in counter-recoil, the L-bar would hit the trigger bar and force it against the horizontal sear bar, thus releasing the firing pin to fire the chambered cartridge. Firing would continue until the magazine was empty or the trigger was intentionally released. Moving the L-shaped bar in the opposite direction would produce semi-automatic fire." W.B. Edwards Afton, VA http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/scan2.jpg