Uploads from jimthompson502002, tagged lugerpistol

1917 D.W.M. P.08 receiver ring detail

nobody@flickr.com (jimthompson502002) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:56:45 -0800

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This is probably the same pistol as the side views in this collection.

Then again, I've had maybe 200 of these standard 1917 4" militaries, anything is possible, and 1917 is one of the most common dates.

Mauser and DWM Parabellum pistols comparison

nobody@flickr.com (jimthompson502002) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:35:28 -0800

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1938 S/42 code Mauser on top, a 1917 D.W.M. on the bottom. The Mauser is finished in a recently developed (ca. 2000, apparently from Robar) finish, slightly lighter than the original blue, but the differences are obvious only when seen side-by-side. Shot about 1992 in Arizona.

The Mauser was a salvage job from a pistol which had been chrome plated by some butcher, probably in the 40's. It, indeed, was probably one of those which, once upon a time, some dunce used to lug around gun shows to explain to various vendors it was Goering's personal sidearm.

The finish is/was a Proprietary.

Yes, call these Lugers if you wish.

1941 Mauser Parabellum 9mm

nobody@flickr.com (jimthompson502002) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:18:44 -0800

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Very few P.08's were produced after about 1925, and the P.08 Parabellum (see the notes re: "Luger" and forget the advertising, it's b.s.) was NEVER the primary issue handgun of the Third Reich during the World War II period. The pistol became a substitute when the P.38 was adopted. In fact, Lugers are very accurate and quite reliable, provided European specification ammunition is used. With substandard ballistics, however, it will function only intermittently. It is a fine, fine natural aiming pistol, but the barrel change is brutal, even worse than most revolvers. This is a 1941 Mauser commercial with the Mauser logo, possibly made for export, but bearing German military proofs, so it did see German service during World War II.

M1906 BERN Swiss Parabellum

nobody@flickr.com (jimthompson502002) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:18:50 -0800

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This is not German and is not a Luger. It's Swiss and it's a Parabellum. The pistol was never called the "Luger" anywhere save in the U.S., due to the importer's commercial need to have a name after whom to christen the "new product". Georg Luger was one of a rather large staff at D.W.M., who were the de facto designers. He did much of the redesign work on the Borchardt.

Anyway, it's now over a hundred years later, and "Luger" works for most folks.

But once in a while, it's amusing to be technically pedantic.

Pistole Parabellum Swiss Bern 1906

nobody@flickr.com (jimthompson502002) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:18:58 -0800

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Generally, these Maxim-based pistols were NEVER "Lugers" in Europe. The U.S. importer, Stoeger, popularized that name here, working the angles, since Luger was a naturalized American who had worked on updating the Borchardt. But they are seldom called by that name anywhere else. As usual, however, the public swallowed the hyperbole and the scam hook, line, and sinker.

VolksPolizei Parabellum

nobody@flickr.com (jimthompson502002) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:19:17 -0800

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The black "bullseye" grips, "forced numbering, and old, odd, unaltered waffenamts plus the infrequent new part are the distinguishing points of these. This one bears a Mauser frame and a much older D.W.M. toggle, numbered cleverly to match, as are all other parts, including the new-made barrel and magazine.