My first Luger (and G'day from Australia)

[Sierra1]

First of, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who contributes to this site, It has been a wealth of information in helping me with this purchase.
Secondly, I'm not here to ask the usual "what's it worth" questions as I'm happy with what I paid and it ain't going to be sold anytime soon

It's a 1916 DWM Artillery Luger in 9mm
And as you can see, It's in bloody good nick, bluing is awesome, straw is nice and strong, all matching numbers except for the trommel mag and loader.
I Have a bit of info from the previous owner who received it from a family friend who captured it during Operation Shingle in WW2 (he was a LT with the RNVR)

The trommel mag will have to stay at work (I work at a gun shop) until I can get my collectors lic sorted or find a way of capping it to 10 rounds without permanently modifying it (stupid laws we have here in Aus)
Have to try and do something about preserving the holster without damaging it, any ideas are welcome on that one.

Anyway, just thought I'd make some sort of contribution and show it off




















Sorry for the links, I can't seem to get an album going.

[Edward Tinker]

welcome to the forum, you can just post pictures straight to the forum

[tomaustin]

that is a very nice rig..........welcome aboard....tom

[Ron Wood]

That is a sweetheart of a gun and rig. Hope you can get the trommel mag situation resolved in your favor.
Ron

[mrerick]

Hi Zane, and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on a very nice Artillery Rig. I'm also hoping that you can get things authorized without having to do damage to this historic kit. Marc

[DavidJayUden]

Extremely nice condition. Did you say that the wood magazine AND the shoulder stock match the gun numbers?
Jerry Burney is our holster guy and let's see that he says about putting a bit of life back into the leather. Please don't put anything on their until we have heard from him.
Welcome aboard!
dju

[sheepherder]

Zane - Awesome rig, dude!...er...Mate!...

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

Jerry Burney is our holster guy and let's see that he says about putting a bit of life back into the leather.

Jerry's pretty reticent about what he uses to 'put a bit of life back into the leather'...

...But our crack LugerForum detectives took a look inside jerry's lab and found this incriminating evidence...

[Sierra1]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Zane - Awesome rig, dude!...er...Mate!...



Jerry's pretty reticent about what he uses to 'put a bit of life back into the leather'...

...But our crack LugerForum detectives took a look inside jerry's lab and found this incriminating evidence...

Thanks buddy,
Could have sworn you were a Kiwi (new zealander) with that name and avatar

Is that lab for real? My Lord that's dedication to the cause.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Sierra1

Thanks buddy,
Could have sworn you were a Kiwi (new zealander) with that name and avatar

I didn't even think of that...

But you remind me of a WWI drinking song I heard some time back...

We are the ragtime army
The A.N.Z.A.C.
We cannot shoot
We won't salute
What bloody use are we???

Oi!!!

[Sierra1]

Thanks gentlemen, I shot it for the first time today and it's absolutely amazing, functioned flawlessly, not to mention it easily out shoots my USP and Glock 34.

I will do some research with the authorities regarding the trommel mag but whatever happens I certainly won't be permanently modifying or damaging it.

And I'm in no rush to do anything with the holster, It's waited 98 years to be taken care of so I will exercise some patience

David, none of the mag's match the guns serial number but the stock is matching.
Cheers.

[Sierra1]

Oh, and a big thank you to whomever fixed my pictures

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by Sierra1

Oh, and a big thank you to whomever fixed my pictures

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is how i works here

[Sierra1]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

every site is slightly different, you were using the [img blah blah /img]

and here [img] picture itself .jpg [/img]

is how i works here

Ah, gotcha.
Thank you sir

[mrerick]

Zane, Many of us do not shoot collectible Lugers .The risk of breaking a numbered part is just too great. Once broken, the firearm can no longer be matching. It loses both financial and historic value...

Marc

[Sierra1]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Zane, Many of us do not shoot collectible Lugers .The risk of breaking a numbered part is just too great. Once broken, the firearm can no longer be matching. It loses both financial and historic value...

Marc

Very true Marc but I just had to do it.
You can rest assure this won't be a gun that get's used regularly but it will be shot on special occasions.

[Neil Young]

Welcome aboard and that is an impressive rig you have there.

[Sierra1]

Originally Posted by Neil Young

Welcome aboard and that is an impressive rig you have there.

Thank you sir

[Douglas Jr.]

It is a great rig for sure, in very nice condition. And a valuable piece of history.
Be careful: Lugers are highly addictive.
And welcome to the forum!
Douglas

[Sierra1]

Originally Posted by Douglas Jr.

It is a great rig for sure, in very nice condition. And a valuable piece of history.
Be careful: Lugers are highly addictive.
And welcome to the forum!
Douglas

Thanks mate.
I can certainly see how one could get hooked

[Sierra1]

Amen