Will it hurt the value? - Page 3

DonVoigt · 04-22-2016, 10:08 PM

Are you all sure is it not ...geschloss? Hard B = double S.

Schloss= castle, fortress, maybe "solid" as a adjective?

Someone here speaks/writes German here for sure!

Sergio Natali · 04-29-2016, 07:33 AM

I'm afraid this is a spam !

Ron Wood · 04-29-2016, 12:29 PM

It is "Geschoß". The "ß" (looks like a Greek "beta") is a German double-s, i.e. "ss". So written that way it is "Geschoss" and means bullet or projectile. If you use it on another forum and you don't have a way to type the "ß" then write it out as "Flacspitzengeschoss", it will make more sense than "Flacspitzengeschob"

By the way, a literal translation of Flacspitzengeschoss is "flat point bullet" and you will usually see it referred to as a "truncated cone" bullet in English text.

RAY1946 · 05-16-2016, 09:30 AM

I would indeed shoot your new pistol. I bought one just like yours, only with a 6" tube and have fired it several hundred times. The Mauser Parabellums reintroduced in the early 70's were probably the best "Lugers" ever built. The metallurgy of these weapons and the workmanship they display are absolutely second to none!

This is one of the reasons I bought this version to shoot. The only thing it doesn't have is the vast history involved with many of the war time "bring-back" Lugers.

There are 2 lead bullet molds available which almost replicate the original truncated bullet design; one is made by RCBS and the other by NOE.

By all means shoot your Luger and let others see you shoot it and allow them to shoot it. The Luger was a very important part of history in the first half of the 20th century that deserves to be used and celebrated for the beautiful mechanical design it was.......................

04-22-2016, 10:08 PM	#41
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Are you all sure is it not ...geschloss? Hard B = double S. Schloss= castle, fortress, maybe "solid" as a adjective? Someone here speaks/writes German here for sure! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

04-29-2016, 07:33 AM	#42
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I'm afraid this is a spam ! __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

04-29-2016, 12:29 PM	#43
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 is "Geschoß". The "ß" (looks like a Greek "beta") is a German double-s, i.e. "ss". So written that way it is "Geschoss" and means bullet or projectile. If you use it on another forum and you don't have a way to type the "ß" then write it out as "Flacspitzengeschoss", it will make more sense than "Flacspitzengeschob" By the way, a literal translation of Flacspitzengeschoss is "flat point bullet" and you will usually see it referred to as a "truncated cone" bullet in English text. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-16-2016, 09:30 AM	#44
RAY1946 User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 77 Thanks: 178 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts	I would indeed shoot your new pistol. I bought one just like yours, only with a 6" tube and have fired it several hundred times. The Mauser Parabellums reintroduced in the early 70's were probably the best "Lugers" ever built. The metallurgy of these weapons and the workmanship they display are absolutely second to none! This is one of the reasons I bought this version to shoot. The only thing it doesn't have is the vast history involved with many of the war time "bring-back" Lugers. There are 2 lead bullet molds available which almost replicate the original truncated bullet design; one is made by RCBS and the other by NOE. By all means shoot your Luger and let others see you shoot it and allow them to shoot it. The Luger was a very important part of history in the first half of the 20th century that deserves to be used and celebrated for the beautiful mechanical design it was.......................