My Lugers - Page 2

Major Tom · 08-28-2021, 11:07 AM

Very unique display boxes! You should make some to sell! I would buy one.

cirelaw · 08-28-2021, 11:54 AM

Perfect!!

G.T. · 08-28-2021, 01:32 PM

Hi Neil, I'm glad that they will stay in the family... but, that is waaaaay to easy! At least hide them all around like Easter eggs?

Best to you, til...lat'r....GT

Neil Young · 08-28-2021, 02:08 PM

Major Tom--I've made some to sell. They are made to lock each Luger in place to avoid people slipping out one at a gun show when the seller is otherwise occupied. Each individual Luger can be easily unlocked by the seller to allow prospective buyers to inspect the pistol closely. So, most collectors do not need the locking feature. Besides that, there is so much work involved in their fabrication that the required price is much more than most are willing to pay. It's hard to get reimbursed for your labor.

Mac Cat · 08-28-2021, 02:16 PM

What's you collection goals or strategy ?
What's on your wish list ?

Neil Young · 08-28-2021, 03:45 PM

Mac Cat--I am 83 years old. My current collecting strategy is to sit back and enjoy my Lugers and the Imperial Cavalry memorabilia that I have collected to go with them. So, my past strategy has been to concentrate on Imperial Cavalry stuff. I no longer keep a wish list. I am not looking to buy anything but occasionally something comes out of the woodwork that rekindles my "got to have it" past. I resist the urge to buy but I'm not always successful.

I hope that that answers your questions. Thanks for asking.

Mac Cat · 08-29-2021, 01:01 PM

Thanks Neil !
I'm 68

I learn something new and interesting on this forum almost every day!

Your posts and photos are some of my favorites !

Cheers!

Mister Sunshine · 08-29-2021, 02:30 PM

Bugger!

JTD · 08-30-2021, 12:26 AM

Nice photos Neil. You have hoarded a beautiful group there. It gets me drooling also..... a few in there I would probably chew off a finger for!
Thanks for the look see my friend. JD

jeb111 · 08-30-2021, 09:00 AM

Neil not only do you have a great eye for collecting but your a fine craftsman also, again awesome Luger collection!
Jim

mcg · 08-30-2021, 05:27 PM

Wow, thanks for sharing, they are simply beautiful!
Mark

Heinz · 08-31-2021, 04:30 PM

Beautiful display. Thanks for sharing.

Bill_in_VA · 08-31-2021, 07:30 PM

Beautiful collection, Neil, but I only see one Erfurt.

cirelaw · 08-31-2021, 07:54 PM

Make sure he isn't witness, A witness can't take anything under your will! Eric, Esq

Neil Young · 08-31-2021, 10:53 PM

Bill_in_VA--Good eye. Yes, I only have one Erfurt--a 1914 Artillery.

roadkill1 · 09-02-2021, 12:00 PM

Neil

Wonderful Collection and beautifully displayed. The individually locking capability for each pistol is a remarkable design feature and is every bit as functional as your P08s. Moreover, the cherry you use cannot be beat in its richness and warmth it displays. Where most of us simply make sawdust, you make art!

Ron

Neil Young · 09-02-2021, 01:16 PM

Thank you Ron, I appreciate the compliment. Since you have seen them first hand, you can really appreciate the richness of the woods used. The walnut is nice too.

spripple33 · 09-02-2021, 11:12 PM

Beautiful collection! Thank you for sharing.
-Jason

08-28-2021, 11:07 AM	#21
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	Very unique display boxes! You should make some to sell! I would buy one. __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

08-28-2021, 01:32 PM	#23
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,507 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 3,653 Times in 1,004 Posts	will! Hi Neil, I'm glad that they will stay in the family... but, that is waaaaay to easy! At least hide them all around like Easter eggs? Best to you, til...lat'r....GT

08-28-2021, 02:08 PM	#24
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	Major Tom--I've made some to sell. They are made to lock each Luger in place to avoid people slipping out one at a gun show when the seller is otherwise occupied. Each individual Luger can be easily unlocked by the seller to allow prospective buyers to inspect the pistol closely. So, most collectors do not need the locking feature. Besides that, there is so much work involved in their fabrication that the required price is much more than most are willing to pay. It's hard to get reimbursed for your labor. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

08-28-2021, 03:45 PM	#26
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	Mac Cat--I am 83 years old. My current collecting strategy is to sit back and enjoy my Lugers and the Imperial Cavalry memorabilia that I have collected to go with them. So, my past strategy has been to concentrate on Imperial Cavalry stuff. I no longer keep a wish list. I am not looking to buy anything but occasionally something comes out of the woodwork that rekindles my "got to have it" past. I resist the urge to buy but I'm not always successful. I hope that that answers your questions. Thanks for asking. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

08-31-2021, 07:30 PM	#33
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 373 Thanks: 772 Thanked 554 Times in 198 Posts	Beautiful collection, Neil, but I only see one Erfurt. __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

08-28-2021, 11:54 AM	#22
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	Perfect!!

08-28-2021, 02:16 PM	#25
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 733 Thanks: 2,100 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	What's you collection goals or strategy ? What's on your wish list ?

08-29-2021, 01:01 PM	#27
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 733 Thanks: 2,100 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	Thanks Neil ! I'm 68 I learn something new and interesting on this forum almost every day! Your posts and photos are some of my favorites ! Cheers!

08-29-2021, 02:30 PM	#28
Mister Sunshine User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Cherry Valley, Ca. Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	Bugger!

08-30-2021, 12:26 AM	#29
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 425 Thanks: 217 Thanked 408 Times in 149 Posts	Nice photos Neil. You have hoarded a beautiful group there. It gets me drooling also..... a few in there I would probably chew off a finger for! Thanks for the look see my friend. JD

08-30-2021, 09:00 AM	#30
jeb111 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: May 2018 Location: wyoming Posts: 277 Thanks: 712 Thanked 331 Times in 133 Posts	Neil not only do you have a great eye for collecting but your a fine craftsman also, again awesome Luger collection! Jim

08-30-2021, 05:27 PM	#31
mcg Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 92 Thanks: 263 Thanked 29 Times in 21 Posts	Wow, thanks for sharing, they are simply beautiful! Mark

08-31-2021, 04:30 PM	#32
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	Beautiful display. Thanks for sharing.

08-31-2021, 07:54 PM	#34
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	Make sure he isn't witness, A witness can't take anything under your will! Eric, Esq

08-31-2021, 10:53 PM	#35
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	Bill_in_VA--Good eye. Yes, I only have one Erfurt--a 1914 Artillery. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

09-02-2021, 12:00 PM	#36
roadkill1 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 127 Thanks: 166 Thanked 129 Times in 63 Posts	Neil Wonderful Collection and beautifully displayed. The individually locking capability for each pistol is a remarkable design feature and is every bit as functional as your P08s. Moreover, the cherry you use cannot be beat in its richness and warmth it displays. Where most of us simply make sawdust, you make art! Ron

09-02-2021, 01:16 PM	#37
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	Thank you Ron, I appreciate the compliment. Since you have seen them first hand, you can really appreciate the richness of the woods used. The walnut is nice too. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

09-02-2021, 11:12 PM	#38
spripple33 User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Gettysburg, PA Posts: 85 Thanks: 137 Thanked 167 Times in 54 Posts	Beautiful collection! Thank you for sharing. -Jason