Blued Imperial Navy Magazines

Norme · 11-29-2021, 02:27 PM

When I first started collecting Lugers, back in the 1960's, Imperial Navy mags with blued tubes were regarded with deep suspicion. The thinking was that genuine Navy mags with damaged tubes had been fitted with replacement tubes from much later magazines. Who knows how many perfectly good blued tube Navy magazines were retro-fitted with "correct nickel plated tubes"?
It was only with the discovery, back in the 1990's, that 1917 Navy #4852 complete rig (gun, stock, 3 rust blued matching number magazines, tools, and all leather) had been recovered from U-157, a submarine captured by the British towards the end of the war, and had been on continuous display at a Norwegian museum. The rig was finally "deaccessioned" (sold off) at Hermann Historica Auctions in 2000.
Imperial Navy blued tubed mags are extremely rare, there are 5 with matching # guns (including the 3 with #4852), and 9 orphans. Needless to say I'm anxious to hear of any new sightings.
Norm

MFC · 11-29-2021, 11:34 PM

Here's mine.
One of the 9 orphan mags on Norme's list

Norme · 11-30-2021, 08:52 AM

Excellent rust blued Imperial Navy mag Mike, thanks for showing.
Norm

LU1900 · 11-30-2021, 07:35 PM

I see ,more than 30 years ago , two LP with matching mag blued tubes
I was young and without numeric camera , so no picture for that and we think about fake mags !!

Thosbi · 11-24-2022, 05:08 PM

Found last week this orphan Navy mag.

Regarts
Thorsten

MFC · 11-25-2022, 11:30 PM

Hi Thorsten,
Yours and my mag were probably on the same rack 105 years ago... only 29 #'s apart!

11-29-2021, 02:27 PM	#1
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	Blued Imperial Navy Magazines When I first started collecting Lugers, back in the 1960's, Imperial Navy mags with blued tubes were regarded with deep suspicion. The thinking was that genuine Navy mags with damaged tubes had been fitted with replacement tubes from much later magazines. Who knows how many perfectly good blued tube Navy magazines were retro-fitted with "correct nickel plated tubes"? It was only with the discovery, back in the 1990's, that 1917 Navy #4852 complete rig (gun, stock, 3 rust blued matching number magazines, tools, and all leather) had been recovered from U-157, a submarine captured by the British towards the end of the war, and had been on continuous display at a Norwegian museum. The rig was finally "deaccessioned" (sold off) at Hermann Historica Auctions in 2000. Imperial Navy blued tubed mags are extremely rare, there are 5 with matching # guns (including the 3 with #4852), and 9 orphans. Needless to say I'm anxious to hear of any new sightings. Norm

11-29-2021, 11:34 PM	#2
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Blued Navy Mag Here's mine. One of the 9 orphan mags on Norme's list Attached Images __________________ Mike C.

11-24-2022, 05:08 PM	#5
Thosbi User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 26 Thanks: 81 Thanked 43 Times in 8 Posts	Found last week this orphan Navy mag. Regarts Thorsten Attached Thumbnails

11-25-2022, 11:30 PM	#6
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Thorsten, Yours and my mag were probably on the same rack 105 years ago... only 29 #'s apart! __________________ Mike C.

11-30-2021, 08:52 AM	#3
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	Excellent rust blued Imperial Navy mag Mike, thanks for showing. Norm

11-30-2021, 07:35 PM	#4
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 908 Thanks: 42 Thanked 469 Times in 197 Posts	I see ,more than 30 years ago , two LP with matching mag blued tubes I was young and without numeric camera , so no picture for that and we think about fake mags !! __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/