1908 First Military

George Anderson · 10-19-2017, 08:51 PM

Several years ago at the SOS Mr. Ron Wood found an old fellow in the lobby with a Luger he wanted to sell. Ron called me and I bought it in a heart beat as I had a matching helmet and Miniature Bronze at home that were matched to the pistol It was a 1908 first military unit marked 19.U.3.14. the 19th Uhlan Regiment from Wuerttemberg. When I got home I dug into my stash and found not only a matched magazine but also a matched loading tool. All the other stuff came easily.

wlyon · 10-19-2017, 09:31 PM

George
Nice,nice, nice. Thanks for sharing. Bill

m1903a3 · 10-19-2017, 09:33 PM

WOW! Just wow!

Das ist großartig! Eine hervorragende Anzeige!

You rummage around in your loose stuff and have the matching tool and magazine??? Unglaublich!

cirelaw · 10-19-2017, 10:02 PM

Sweet, PERFECT!!!

Edward Tinker · 10-19-2017, 10:24 PM

Geo, that is a really nice grouping!

JimD · 10-19-2017, 10:58 PM

I love it when a plan comes together. I sure have developed a taste for unit marked Lugers.

Neil Young · 10-19-2017, 11:38 PM

Simply beautiful.

mrerick · 10-20-2017, 11:12 AM

Coincidence or magic? That is pretty remarkable!

Makes me wonder if there was one soldier card game where the rig was lost, and a second where just the Luger was lost...

Marc

cirelaw · 10-20-2017, 02:04 PM

George, please leave me in your will! I won't charge a prep fee! Eric, Esq.

rhuff · 10-20-2017, 05:13 PM

Outstanding!! I never have that kind of luck, but I sure am glad that some folks do. Enjoy!!

cirelaw · 10-20-2017, 07:13 PM

My Idol!! Did you start collecting at Three?

George Anderson · 10-20-2017, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cirelaw

My Idol!! Did you start collecting at Three?

Eight.

cirelaw · 10-20-2017, 08:23 PM

A Late Bloomer!

ithacaartist · 10-21-2017, 12:11 AM

What terrific serendipity, George! It helps keep the dream alive for the rest of us!

MAUSER88 · 10-26-2017, 03:40 PM

Outstanding!!!!

cirelaw · 10-27-2017, 10:26 PM

And I own some of them! My last was my very cool 1914 DWM Artillery #1263 They are just so pretty!

DonVoigt · 10-28-2017, 10:29 AM

Eric,
I'll work on George for you; BUT you must promise me that 1920/1914 Erfurt of yours!

10-19-2017, 09:31 PM	#2
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,637 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,561 Times in 956 Posts	George Nice,nice, nice. Thanks for sharing. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-19-2017, 09:33 PM	#3
m1903a3 User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 198 Thanks: 26 Thanked 315 Times in 112 Posts	WOW! Just wow! Das ist großartig! Eine hervorragende Anzeige! You rummage around in your loose stuff and have the matching tool and magazine??? Unglaublich! __________________ - Mike Life member: NRA, OVMS, VGCA Member: NAPCA, N-SSA(Veteran) Si vis pacem, para bellum

10-19-2017, 10:58 PM	#6
JimD User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I love it when a plan comes together. I sure have developed a taste for unit marked Lugers. __________________ "Dyin' aint much of a livin', boy".

10-19-2017, 11:38 PM	#7
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	Simply beautiful. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

10-20-2017, 11:12 AM	#8
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Coincidence or magic? That is pretty remarkable! Makes me wonder if there was one soldier card game where the rig was lost, and a second where just the Luger was lost... Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

10-19-2017, 08:51 PM	#1
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,529 Times in 787 Posts	1908 First Military Several years ago at the SOS Mr. Ron Wood found an old fellow in the lobby with a Luger he wanted to sell. Ron called me and I bought it in a heart beat as I had a matching helmet and Miniature Bronze at home that were matched to the pistol It was a 1908 first military unit marked 19.U.3.14. the 19th Uhlan Regiment from Wuerttemberg. When I got home I dug into my stash and found not only a matched magazine but also a matched loading tool. All the other stuff came easily. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by George Anderson; 10-20-2017 at 07:24 AM.

10-19-2017, 10:02 PM	#4
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Sweet, PERFECT!!!

10-19-2017, 10:24 PM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	Geo, that is a really nice grouping!

10-20-2017, 02:04 PM	#9
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	George, please leave me in your will! I won't charge a prep fee! Eric, Esq.

10-20-2017, 05:13 PM	#10
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	Outstanding!! I never have that kind of luck, but I sure am glad that some folks do. Enjoy!! __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

10-20-2017, 07:13 PM	#11
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	My Idol!! Did you start collecting at Three?

10-20-2017, 08:23 PM	#13
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	A Late Bloomer!

10-21-2017, 12:11 AM	#14
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	What terrific serendipity, George! It helps keep the dream alive for the rest of us! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

10-26-2017, 03:40 PM	#15
MAUSER88 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 258 Thanks: 5 Thanked 58 Times in 31 Posts	Outstanding!!!!

10-27-2017, 10:26 PM	#16
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	And I own some of them! My last was my very cool 1914 DWM Artillery #1263 They are just so pretty! Attached Thumbnails

10-28-2017, 10:29 AM	#17
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Eric, I'll work on George for you; BUT you must promise me that 1920/1914 Erfurt of yours! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie