New arrival

lugercollector · 11-13-2002, 06:51 PM

Thought I would share some pictures of the latest arrival....1915...matched mag...matched stock iron fixture...homemade shoulder stock...holster flap stamped "Maury & Co"...slight freckling on gun.....impressive smoothness and functioning of mechanism...quality definitely superior to later war production...this gun was brought back from ww1 and was used at times to hunt deer(don't ask!!!)....I'll use it for paper targets....Peter..

John Sabato · 11-14-2002, 10:32 AM

Nice photos of a great gun Lugercollector... Has it been reblued? The side plate seems to have VERY little wear on it and it seems to be a fine specimen.

I tried to recover your third photo, but it doesn't seem to exist on the server... could you please repost it so we can see it too?

thanks,

Thor · 11-14-2002, 10:37 AM

Wow!! Sweet!

lugercollector · 11-14-2002, 11:17 PM

No, gun has not been re blued but has some freckling on it to mar an otherwise outstanding finish.......Peter...here is missing photo...I hope...

Pete Ebbink · 11-15-2002, 11:17 AM

Peter,

Thanks for the last close-up photo.

I have read about the fine-tuned, rear sight on the LP-08's, but have not yet had a chance to see one in person...

Regards,

Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

Lugers down under · 11-15-2002, 09:07 PM

Nice gun, mismatch or no mismatch,
Who is the maker, DWM or Erfurt.

Regards
Murray.

Ron Wood · 11-15-2002, 09:41 PM

I'll bet it is a DWM. Not enough proof marks for an Erfurt!

lugercollector · 11-15-2002, 10:40 PM

Yes....it is a DWM....it looks better in the photos than it does in daylight....it was used as a hunting rifle substitute...wet weather doesn't help the bluing stay blue....if anyone wants me to post a close up photo of any part of the gun...let me know....Peter....

John Sabato · 11-18-2002, 11:13 AM

It would be my preference and request that you open a Member Gallery album and post closeups of ALL the parts! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

thanks!

Mark A · 11-18-2002, 08:38 PM

Wm. Pete Ebbink refers to the fine tune rear sight, that's the little round bit with two holes? Is this not common to all artillery guns?

Pete Ebbink · 11-18-2002, 10:20 PM

Mark,

I think the early LP-08's came with fine-tuned front and rear sights, but some came with fine-tuned front sights and fixed rear sights. Then around 1917, I recall reading, the fine tuned feature was phased out with fixed front and rear sights in later 1917 and most of 1918...

Other Forum members may have more precise info.

Regards,

Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

Mark A · 11-18-2002, 11:49 PM

Thanks Pete

11-13-2002, 06:51 PM	#1
lugercollector Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: canada Posts: 322 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 15 Posts	New arrival Thought I would share some pictures of the latest arrival....1915...matched mag...matched stock iron fixture...homemade shoulder stock...holster flap stamped "Maury & Co"...slight freckling on gun.....impressive smoothness and functioning of mechanism...quality definitely superior to later war production...this gun was brought back from ww1 and was used at times to hunt deer(don't ask!!!)....I'll use it for paper targets....Peter..

11-14-2002, 10:32 AM	#2
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	Nice photos of a great gun Lugercollector... Has it been reblued? The side plate seems to have VERY little wear on it and it seems to be a fine specimen. I tried to recover your third photo, but it doesn't seem to exist on the server... could you please repost it so we can see it too? 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..."*

11-14-2002, 10:37 AM	#3
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Wow!! Sweet! __________________ 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."

11-15-2002, 09:07 PM	#6
Lugers down under User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Great Barrier Island, New Zealand Posts: 228 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Nice gun, mismatch or no mismatch, Who is the maker, DWM or Erfurt. Regards Murray. __________________ Lugers down under

11-15-2002, 09:41 PM	#7
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: 6,987 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,090 Times in 1,675 Posts	I'll bet it is a DWM. Not enough proof marks for an Erfurt! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

11-14-2002, 11:17 PM	#4
lugercollector Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: canada Posts: 322 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 15 Posts	No, gun has not been re blued but has some freckling on it to mar an otherwise outstanding finish.......Peter...here is missing photo...I hope...

11-15-2002, 11:17 AM	#5
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Peter, Thanks for the last close-up photo. I have read about the fine-tuned, rear sight on the LP-08's, but have not yet had a chance to see one in person... Regards, Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

11-15-2002, 10:40 PM	#8
lugercollector Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: canada Posts: 322 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 15 Posts	Yes....it is a DWM....it looks better in the photos than it does in daylight....it was used as a hunting rifle substitute...wet weather doesn't help the bluing stay blue....if anyone wants me to post a close up photo of any part of the gun...let me know....Peter....

11-18-2002, 11:13 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	It would be my preference and request that you open a Member Gallery album and post closeups of ALL the parts! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] 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..."*

11-18-2002, 08:38 PM	#10
Mark A User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wheat Ridge, CO Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wm. Pete Ebbink refers to the fine tune rear sight, that's the little round bit with two holes? Is this not common to all artillery guns? __________________ Mark

11-18-2002, 10:20 PM	#11
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Mark, I think the early LP-08's came with fine-tuned front and rear sights, but some came with fine-tuned front sights and fixed rear sights. Then around 1917, I recall reading, the fine tuned feature was phased out with fixed front and rear sights in later 1917 and most of 1918... Other Forum members may have more precise info. Regards, Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

11-18-2002, 11:49 PM	#12
Mark A User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wheat Ridge, CO Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Pete __________________ Mark