Strange 1920 Commercial Luger

S/42 1938 · 07-07-2003, 05:23 PM

I saw a luger advertised as a 1920 Commercial with a 3 3/4 inch barrel in .30 cal. It also said that "the stock lug was ground off at the backstrap" What does that mean? I know that naval and artillery lugers were fitted for stocks but not commercial models.

It was not very expensive but looked nice.

John Sabato · 07-07-2003, 05:37 PM

It means that the stock lug was literally ground off flush with the grip strap and probably refinished or reblued subsequently...

Yes, Many commercial lugers also have the stock lug... simply because it was standard on the military models... There was a time when some folks believed that it was illegal to have a gun with a stock lug on it...(they were wrong) and they had them modified in this way.

It won't hurt the shooting capability at all... just the collector value... if it was cheap...Buy it would be my recommendation.

Welcome to the Lugerforum Fred!

07-07-2003, 05:23 PM	#1
S/42 1938 User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Strange 1920 Commercial Luger I saw a luger advertised as a 1920 Commercial with a 3 3/4 inch barrel in .30 cal. It also said that "the stock lug was ground off at the backstrap" What does that mean? I know that naval and artillery lugers were fitted for stocks but not commercial models. It was not very expensive but looked nice.

07-07-2003, 05:37 PM	#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	It means that the stock lug was literally ground off flush with the grip strap and probably refinished or reblued subsequently... Yes, Many commercial lugers also have the stock lug... simply because it was standard on the military models... There was a time when some folks believed that it was illegal to have a gun with a stock lug on it...(they were wrong) and they had them modified in this way. It won't hurt the shooting capability at all... just the collector value... if it was cheap...Buy it would be my recommendation. Welcome to the Lugerforum Fred! __________________ 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..."*