Luger Pictures

[Richard Simmons]

Can't recall the actual name but this is one of the Swiss pattern Parabellums that Interarms had Mauser make for the in the 1970's. It's in .30 Luger and though it looks like it's never been fired I only got the pistol and one mag for 7 bills. My only Luger to date and I'm happy with it.

 

[BB57]

And as the old manual already shows, not just Borchardt, but Luger was not getting prime billing in how the gun was going to become famous.

In Europe, from early on, it was the Parabellum or in German parlance simply the "Null-acht" (zero-eight) after its P-08 military designation, even for civilian sales. See attached Stukenbrok catalog from 1911.

I never heard or saw it called a Luger until I started reading gun literature in English. Interestingly, in the US the Luger name was used from early on. The second snip is from a 1910 A&F catalog.

At $25 each I'll take 100 of them please.

 

[STCM(SW)]

1937 BYF with all s/n matching for my wife....
https://i.postimg.cc/TY7qyqTm/1937-Luger-3.jpg
1941 parts shooter for me.
[Luger-1941-001.jpg](https://postimg.cc/fSmqVLL7)

 

[Walter Rego]

My one and only is a 1935 G Date Mauser. All matching except for the magazine which is probably from 1937 or so. I wanted one that still had the straw finished small parts and didn't want a police issue gun with the added sear safety. This one was issued to the Wehrmacht and was in the thick of things for that 10 year period I imagine.

 

[bdGreen]

My beauty.

enjoy,
bdGreen

 

[bmcgilvray]

I like Lugers. My first 9mm is this old VoPo Luger. Started life as a World War I DWM manufactured Imperial German military pistol. Reworked after the war and stamped "1920". Captured by the Soviets, it was reworked (has Mauser toggle) and issued to the East German military or Volks Polizi (VoPo). I bought it in 1996 out of the "Shotgun News" for $229.

 

[Absalom]

... Started life as a World War I DWM manufactured Imperial German military pistol. Reworked after the war and stamped "1920". Captured by the Soviets, it was reworked (has Mauser toggle) and issued to the East German military or Volks Polizi (VoPo)....

Now THIS is the kind of gun with history that I could see myself buying. I'd never spend the bucks asked these days for a boring old all-original gun

PS: Seriously, I think I will start looking for one like this. Just think about it. It's mind-boggling. The history reflected in the stamps and reworks is the history of Germany in the 20th century. The Kaiser's army and WW I, then the Reichswehr or one of the state police forces during the Weimar years as reflected by the "1920", Hitler's Wehrmacht or police and WW II, Russian captivity and service in East Germany until 1990, when the new all-German authorities liquidating the Communist state still found them in the active inventory of the "workers combat groups" and other paramilitary formations.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I think the closest I am going to get to a Luger is my dad's 1951 vintage Ruger .22 pistol. Hey it LOOKS like a Luger if you don't look too close

 

[BC38]

I think the closest I am going to get to a Luger is my dad's 1951 vintage Ruger .22 pistol. Hey it LOOKS like a Luger

Yeah, as a kid I always lusted after the Stoeger 22 Luger and the Ruger 22. Both were advertised in the Popular Mechanics magazines I read and had the same look.

I always liked the similarity of the Ruger, but really wanted the Stoeger, because if it's "authentic" toggle action. That's why I ended up buying one as an adult - pure nostalgia. Of course I always REALLY wanted the real thing too. That's why I bought the nickeled one when it was advertised locally.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I used to have several, however, Luger collecting got real expensive fast. I saved this one, an S/42 Mauser-produced P.08, dated 1936 over the chamber, as a good example of the breed. The holster is also dated 1936 - a matched pairing.

However, I have a friend who has an extensive collection as one of the prime collectors in the country, and I've posted some of his prizes in the Pictures and Albums section here:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/members/paladin85020-albums-fabulous-lugers.html
John

 

[sureshotbob]

I've had several P 08's over the years. First was a 1937 S 42 then a BYF 41 {Black Widow} a 1970 Interarms Swiss pattern 4"in .30 Luger a 1915 DWM and a 1917/20 Erfurt.

Sadly all are gone now. I've also had PPK'S, P-38'S ,Mauser 1914,and a CZ 27.

 

[Kurusu]

At $25 each I'll take 100 of them please.

That's easy. Just get hold of one of those "time mochines" and go all the way back to 1910.

Advice take gold with you.

 

[Kurusu]

Now THIS is the kind of gun with history that I could see myself buying. I'd never spend the bucks asked these days for a boring old all-original gun

PS: Seriously, I think I will start looking for one like this. Just think about it. It's mind-boggling. The history reflected in the stamps and reworks is the history of Germany in the 20th century. The Kaiser's army and WW I, then the Reichswehr or one of the state police forces during the Weimar years as reflected by the "1920", Hitler's Wehrmacht or police and WW II, Russian captivity and service in East Germany until 1990, when the new all-German authorities liquidating the Communist state still found them in the active inventory of the "workers combat groups" and other paramilitary formations.

I kind of agree. I'm not ready to pay top Dollar (Euro I mean) for something that went through some really troubled times in Human History and played no role in the events.

An unfired Parabellum (which is an animal that does not exist, by the way) is nothing short of an insult to a very fine pistol.

I think the "cold war relics"(like the VoPo Lugers) may pick up some value, as the "cold war" starts to fade from those who lived through it to those who only read; heard; saw movies about it.


Edit. Maybe one day you will be confronted with sellers of "faked VoPos". Quien sabe?