1900 Artillery Luger

Hugo Borchardt · 06-07-2011, 01:33 PM

In Nickel Plate. This one might give me nightmares

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=234421348

Clark

DavidJayUden · 06-07-2011, 02:16 PM

Clark:
Things could get worse. It may be a test gun...
dju

Hugo Borchardt · 06-07-2011, 02:50 PM

David:

Thinking the same thing, I asked the seller the serial # earlier and he just responded. the serial # is "92xx". At least its not a test gun! Definitely an odd bird, though. The nickel implies war trophy, but the faint American Eagle implies US import.

I can't help pointing out the lack of etiquette in that the stag grips were omitted from this one!

But you know what? It is a nice shooter.

Clark

lugerholsterrepair · 06-07-2011, 04:54 PM

Clark..This is not an Artillery barrel? The sight is just sitting on the barrel and look at the front sight.
I wonder if the barrel has a serial #? Would make a wonderful restoration-shooter project.

Ron Wood · 06-07-2011, 05:16 PM

It isn't an artillery barrel. It is a commercial barrel of some type or one made up by a gunsmith. The Luger is a long frame, so an artillery barrel wouldn't work, or if one was modified to lengthen the threads there wouldn't be any flange left.
There is also something odd about the extractor and breechblock.

sheepherder · 06-07-2011, 06:16 PM

Has both toggle & barrel rear sights...so you don't need bifocals...

Hugo Borchardt · 06-07-2011, 06:41 PM

Jerry:

Good point. I need to develop a better eye for detail quickly!

Clark

saab-bob · 06-07-2011, 06:53 PM

Clark
I have been looking at this gun for weeks on Gun Broker. It used to have some crazy reserve. Now the reserve is getting close to reality. Might be a fun shooter.
Bob

Hugo Borchardt · 06-07-2011, 07:03 PM

Bob:

I agree. In all seriousness I should never knock or trash talk any Luger, except maybe a price. This one just shocked me because it is part early-1900!

I regret selling my favorite shooter, which was a S/42 DDR rework with a 6 inch barrel. Still can't figure out why I let it go.

Clark

sheepherder · 06-07-2011, 07:23 PM

These long barrels with the sweated-on arty sight base show up fairly often on GB (unplated)...in both Luger calibers...I linked to an auction with one for sale for $150 (IIRC) a few months ago...

lugerholsterrepair · 06-07-2011, 08:35 PM

The sight base on this barrel is extraordinarily high.

mecano44 · 06-08-2011, 10:18 AM

Should have tried to get a S42 magazine....would have been well matched with plating.....

06-07-2011, 01:33 PM	#1
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 340 Thanked 133 Times in 47 Posts	1900 Artillery Luger In Nickel Plate. This one might give me nightmares http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=234421348 Clark __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

06-07-2011, 02:50 PM	#3
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 340 Thanked 133 Times in 47 Posts	David: Thinking the same thing, I asked the seller the serial # earlier and he just responded. the serial # is "92xx". At least its not a test gun! Definitely an odd bird, though. The nickel implies war trophy, but the faint American Eagle implies US import. I can't help pointing out the lack of etiquette in that the stag grips were omitted from this one! But you know what? It is a nice shooter. Clark __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

06-07-2011, 04:54 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Clark..This is not an Artillery barrel? The sight is just sitting on the barrel and look at the front sight. I wonder if the barrel has a serial #? Would make a wonderful restoration-shooter project. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-07-2011, 05:16 PM	#5
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: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	It isn't an artillery barrel. It is a commercial barrel of some type or one made up by a gunsmith. The Luger is a long frame, so an artillery barrel wouldn't work, or if one was modified to lengthen the threads there wouldn't be any flange left. There is also something odd about the extractor and breechblock. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

06-07-2011, 06:16 PM	#6
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Has both toggle & barrel rear sights...so you don't need bifocals... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

06-07-2011, 02:16 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Clark: Things could get worse. It may be a test gun... dju

06-07-2011, 06:41 PM	#7
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 340 Thanked 133 Times in 47 Posts	Jerry: Good point. I need to develop a better eye for detail quickly! Clark __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

06-07-2011, 06:53 PM	#8
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Clark I have been looking at this gun for weeks on Gun Broker. It used to have some crazy reserve. Now the reserve is getting close to reality. Might be a fun shooter. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

06-07-2011, 07:03 PM	#9
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 340 Thanked 133 Times in 47 Posts	Bob: I agree. In all seriousness I should never knock or trash talk any Luger, except maybe a price. This one just shocked me because it is part early-1900! I regret selling my favorite shooter, which was a S/42 DDR rework with a 6 inch barrel. Still can't figure out why I let it go. Clark __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

06-07-2011, 07:23 PM	#10
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	These long barrels with the sweated-on arty sight base show up fairly often on GB (unplated)...in both Luger calibers...I linked to an auction with one for sale for $150 (IIRC) a few months ago... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

06-07-2011, 08:35 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	The sight base on this barrel is extraordinarily high. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-08-2011, 10:18 AM	#12
mecano44 User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 32 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Should have tried to get a S42 magazine....would have been well matched with plating.....