WWII Era Ammo Ques.

USMC · 01-14-2004, 03:15 PM

I've never really looked for 9mm parabellum ammo dating from the WWII time frame before, how hard is it to come by and is it very expensive??

Were would be a good place to search for this item?

Any help is appriciated!!

Semper-Fi

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Herb · 01-14-2004, 03:56 PM

Joshua, there was a guy that had a whole case of it at the Big Reno show last August but I don't recall how mcuh it was, I think it was $15 a box of 16 rounds but can't be really sure. Maybe Pete, Ed or one of the others that were there will have a better memory of it.

policeluger · 01-14-2004, 05:19 PM

Your correct Herb....perhaps he will be in LV this weekend

Edward Tinker · 01-14-2004, 09:40 PM

I bought 2 or 3 boxes of the stuff, nice clean boxes, from an entire case, was like $12 a box, he sold me 3 for $30 if I remember right.

I can scan them in at some point, but won't be home much the next couple of weeks.

Ed

Herb · 01-14-2004, 09:56 PM

Josh, if he is at the Vegas show I'll buy some for you if you want it, I'll check this site in the morning for a reply, otherwise you can contact me at my cell phone # 435 201 9569 up till about 4pm on Friday when I'll be leaving the show. Let me know how many boxes you want, it'll have to ship UPS so figure that in too.

USMC · 01-15-2004, 03:54 PM

Thank you everyone!!

Herb,

I will contact you on your phone, I think I will get a box or two. Thanks for the offer too.

Semper-Fi

USMC

John Sabato · 01-15-2004, 05:00 PM

Herb, please check your Private Messages.

Thanks...

Herb · 01-18-2004, 10:38 PM

John and Joshua, sorry to report that the ammo was not there, at least if it was I didn't see it. This is the first show that I have been to that had very little ammo and surplus stuff, only really high end guns of all types. I'll keep you both in mind for the next shows that I attend, hopefully someone can find some for you.

John Sabato · 01-19-2004, 07:53 AM

Thanks Herb! Appreciate the effort. Do keep me in mind if you spot it again.

USMC · 01-19-2004, 02:07 PM

Herb,

Check your private messages.

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Vertigo · 01-22-2004, 12:35 PM

Hi! If you can find the wwII ammunition somewhere, I suggest you to not to shoot them. For your own good. Me and my friend found an old finnish wwII 9mm ammo box containing 500 rounds. Last week we shot the last round of them. It was no pleasure to shoot them when some bullets got stucked in the barrel and some rounds felt like the whole gun would have exploded. Well, we were lucky and there were no cut-off fingers or exploded lugers. We shot with an Erfurt luger wich was in great condition. A luger in worse condition could have been deactivated forever... DonÃ?Â´t do what I do, do what I tell you to...
Sorry the crappy text.

John Sabato · 01-22-2004, 01:05 PM

There is another reason NOT to shoot the WW2 German 9mm ammo. It is not economically sound. Folks are paying dearly for just a few rounds to go with their collectible pistols.

At up to $16 per 16 rounds (PLUS SHIPPING)in a mouldy cardboard box... that would quickly turn a case into several hundred dollars worth of antiques! ...and lets not forget that the stuff is corrosive!

USMC · 01-22-2004, 07:20 PM

Thanks for the tips! Trust me I wasn't planing on shooting the ammo, especially at $16-20 a box. I just wanted the ammo to add a little flare to my Luger display case. I think it looks alittle better with the historically correct ammo, rather than displaying a box of modern ammo (Wichester etc.).

I would like to thank Herb for making such a great effort to help out a fellow Forum member!

Herb, You ended your private message to me with "Go Army"

I think you meant "Go Marines"

.

Semper-Fi
USMC

Edward Tinker · 01-22-2004, 07:44 PM

No USMC, he knows where his bread is buttered (or at least his retirement check comes from)

Ed

01-14-2004, 03:15 PM	#1
USMC User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: APG, Maryland Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WWII Era Ammo Ques. I've never really looked for 9mm parabellum ammo dating from the WWII time frame before, how hard is it to come by and is it very expensive?? Were would be a good place to search for this item? Any help is appriciated!! Semper-Fi USMC <img border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" title="" src="graemlins/drink.gif" /> __________________ "We have been looking for the enemy for several days now. We found them....were surrounded! This simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them!

01-14-2004, 03:56 PM	#2
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Joshua, there was a guy that had a whole case of it at the Big Reno show last August but I don't recall how mcuh it was, I think it was $15 a box of 16 rounds but can't be really sure. Maybe Pete, Ed or one of the others that were there will have a better memory of it. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

01-14-2004, 09:40 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	I bought 2 or 3 boxes of the stuff, nice clean boxes, from an entire case, was like $12 a box, he sold me 3 for $30 if I remember right. I can scan them in at some point, but won't be home much the next couple of weeks. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

01-14-2004, 09:56 PM	#5
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Josh, if he is at the Vegas show I'll buy some for you if you want it, I'll check this site in the morning for a reply, otherwise you can contact me at my cell phone # 435 201 9569 up till about 4pm on Friday when I'll be leaving the show. Let me know how many boxes you want, it'll have to ship UPS so figure that in too. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

01-15-2004, 03:54 PM	#6
USMC User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: APG, Maryland Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you everyone!! Herb, I will contact you on your phone, I think I will get a box or two. Thanks for the offer too. Semper-Fi USMC __________________ "We have been looking for the enemy for several days now. We found them....were surrounded! This simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them!

01-14-2004, 05:19 PM	#3
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Your correct Herb....perhaps he will be in LV this weekend

01-15-2004, 05:00 PM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Herb, please check your Private Messages. Thanks... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-18-2004, 10:38 PM	#8
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	John and Joshua, sorry to report that the ammo was not there, at least if it was I didn't see it. This is the first show that I have been to that had very little ammo and surplus stuff, only really high end guns of all types. I'll keep you both in mind for the next shows that I attend, hopefully someone can find some for you. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

01-19-2004, 07:53 AM	#9
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Thanks Herb! Appreciate the effort. Do keep me in mind if you spot it again. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-19-2004, 02:07 PM	#10
USMC User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: APG, Maryland Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Herb, Check your private messages. Semper-Fi USMC <img border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" title="" src="graemlins/drink.gif" /> __________________ "We have been looking for the enemy for several days now. We found them....were surrounded! This simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them!

01-22-2004, 12:35 PM	#11
Vertigo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi! If you can find the wwII ammunition somewhere, I suggest you to not to shoot them. For your own good. Me and my friend found an old finnish wwII 9mm ammo box containing 500 rounds. Last week we shot the last round of them. It was no pleasure to shoot them when some bullets got stucked in the barrel and some rounds felt like the whole gun would have exploded. Well, we were lucky and there were no cut-off fingers or exploded lugers. We shot with an Erfurt luger wich was in great condition. A luger in worse condition could have been deactivated forever... DonÃ?Â´t do what I do, do what I tell you to... Sorry the crappy text.

01-22-2004, 01:05 PM	#12
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	There is another reason NOT to shoot the WW2 German 9mm ammo. It is not economically sound. Folks are paying dearly for just a few rounds to go with their collectible pistols. At up to $16 per 16 rounds (PLUS SHIPPING)in a mouldy cardboard box... that would quickly turn a case into several hundred dollars worth of antiques! ...and lets not forget that the stuff is corrosive! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-22-2004, 07:20 PM	#13
USMC User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: APG, Maryland Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the tips! Trust me I wasn't planing on shooting the ammo, especially at $16-20 a box. I just wanted the ammo to add a little flare to my Luger display case. I think it looks alittle better with the historically correct ammo, rather than displaying a box of modern ammo (Wichester etc.). I would like to thank Herb for making such a great effort to help out a fellow Forum member! Herb, You ended your private message to me with "Go Army" I think you meant "Go Marines" . Semper-Fi USMC __________________ "We have been looking for the enemy for several days now. We found them....were surrounded! This simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them!

01-22-2004, 07:44 PM	#14
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	No USMC, he knows where his bread is buttered (or at least his retirement check comes from) Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV