Luger shipping crate

Roadkill · 03-27-2005, 11:43 PM

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=6564828

Let me count, I 'd need twenty nine more lugers to fill this up so I don't guess I need it. How would you like to find one of these unopened with thirty consecutively numbered S42s w/magazines? Bet you there are some of these in a cave in Yugoslavia or an attic in the Ukraine or a basement in Berlin. With a date of 2/44 most likely was for P38s.

rk

pipeman45 · 03-28-2005, 04:59 AM

When you find that full crate of S 42's will you remember me? Hey,if you can dream-so can I.

Edward Tinker · 03-28-2005, 08:27 PM

Oh, I had a crate of these, but since I don't collect WW2 specifically, I sold them for $100 a piece.

okay, I didn't and wouldn't, this would make a cool display. I wonder if you can peel off the newer paint and leave the old underneath?

Navy · 03-28-2005, 10:11 PM

All,

I bought one of these about 6-7 years ago. It is *HEAVY* and is for Lugers, does not appear to be compatible with P-38s.
Mine is marked C 216 I N 3-43.

Suspect it was aintended to be a shipping container and also a shipboard arms room for handguns, but I may be FOS; wouldn't be the first time.

Tom A.
Dunno what I will do with it, but it don't eat much.

Tom A.

Navy · 03-28-2005, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tom A
All,

I bought one of these about 6-7 years ago. It is *HEAVY* and is for Lugers, does not appear to be compatible with P-38s.
Mine is marked C 216 I N 3-43.

Suspect it was intended to be a shipping container and also a shipboard arms room for handguns, but I may be FOS; wouldn't be the first time.

Dunno what I will do with it, but it don't eat much.

Tom A.

Roadkill · 03-28-2005, 10:37 PM

Tom, if you've been in the company of Mr. Daniels please put your laptop out of harm's way. I remember what happened last year.

rk

Edward Tinker · 03-29-2005, 02:09 AM

Its rum and in small doses (3-4 glasses) is actually good for me.

RK, were you talking to me or Tom?

Navy · 03-29-2005, 03:43 PM

RK,

Thanks for your concern about my laptop's health.

But I must disabuse you about Jack Daniels. That stuff is AWFUL; I might consider using it to remove laquer stick or hardened cosmoline, but it certainly will not pass my lips. If it is red whiskey, mine will be Jefferson Reserve 15 year old bourbon.

Tom A.

Roadkill · 03-29-2005, 04:49 PM

Tom, I sincerely apoligize

for my lack of decorum and the added unintentional insult to your computer, but down here Jack Daniels is considered the "good" stuff" because it doesn't have a faint taste of radiator coolant or come in a milk jug.

rk

Navy · 03-29-2005, 05:10 PM

RK,

Absolutely no apologies expected or required. Having sojourned in Huntspatch on several occasions, I am completely appreciative of the many charms of the locally produced aperitifs. As I recall, Lynchburg TN is not so far from Huntsville; perhaps that may explain its popularity..it is, in fact, a relatively local product. None for me, milk jug (Used to be Coke syrup jugs),notwithstanding, thanks.

Tom A.

Ron Wood · 03-29-2005, 05:55 PM

Milk and Coke syurp jugs! Wow! You guys buy in volume. Ball Mason jars were the containers in fashion when I was a young'un. When I was cleaning out the basement after Dad died, I found a quart jar of 'shine stuck up in the floor joists. Dad didn't drink but one of his workers had given him the jar as a gift and Dad never threw it out!

I was in and out of Redstone Arsenal many times over the years, so Huntspatch and the gun stores around there were well known to me.

03-27-2005, 11:43 PM	#1
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Luger shipping crate http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=6564828 Let me count, I 'd need twenty nine more lugers to fill this up so I don't guess I need it. How would you like to find one of these unopened with thirty consecutively numbered S42s w/magazines? Bet you there are some of these in a cave in Yugoslavia or an attic in the Ukraine or a basement in Berlin. With a date of 2/44 most likely was for P38s. rk

03-28-2005, 04:59 AM	#2
pipeman45 User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	When you find that full crate of S 42's will you remember me? Hey,if you can dream-so can I. __________________ Dave

03-29-2005, 02:09 AM	#7
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	Its rum and in small doses (3-4 glasses) is actually good for me. RK, were you talking to me or Tom? __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

03-29-2005, 03:43 PM	#8
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Daniels RK, Thanks for your concern about my laptop's health. But I must disabuse you about Jack Daniels. That stuff is AWFUL; I might consider using it to remove laquer stick or hardened cosmoline, but it certainly will not pass my lips. If it is red whiskey, mine will be Jefferson Reserve 15 year old bourbon. Tom A.

03-29-2005, 05:10 PM	#10
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Daniels RK, Absolutely no apologies expected or required. Having sojourned in Huntspatch on several occasions, I am completely appreciative of the many charms of the locally produced aperitifs. As I recall, Lynchburg TN is not so far from Huntsville; perhaps that may explain its popularity..it is, in fact, a relatively local product. None for me, milk jug (Used to be Coke syrup jugs),notwithstanding, thanks. Tom A.

03-28-2005, 08:27 PM	#3
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	Oh, I had a crate of these, but since I don't collect WW2 specifically, I sold them for $100 a piece. okay, I didn't and wouldn't, this would make a cool display. I wonder if you can peel off the newer paint and leave the old underneath?

03-28-2005, 10:11 PM	#4
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	All, I bought one of these about 6-7 years ago. It is HEAVY and is for Lugers, does not appear to be compatible with P-38s. Mine is marked C 216 I N 3-43. Suspect it was aintended to be a shipping container and also a shipboard arms room for handguns, but I may be FOS; wouldn't be the first time. Tom A. Dunno what I will do with it, but it don't eat much. Tom A.

03-28-2005, 10:37 PM	#6
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Tom, if you've been in the company of Mr. Daniels please put your laptop out of harm's way. I remember what happened last year. rk

03-29-2005, 04:49 PM	#9
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Tom, I sincerely apoligize for my lack of decorum and the added unintentional insult to your computer, but down here Jack Daniels is considered the "good" stuff" because it doesn't have a faint taste of radiator coolant or come in a milk jug. rk

03-29-2005, 05:55 PM	#11
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 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	Milk and Coke syurp jugs! Wow! You guys buy in volume. Ball Mason jars were the containers in fashion when I was a young'un. When I was cleaning out the basement after Dad died, I found a quart jar of 'shine stuck up in the floor joists. Dad didn't drink but one of his workers had given him the jar as a gift and Dad never threw it out! I was in and out of Redstone Arsenal many times over the years, so Huntspatch and the gun stores around there were well known to me. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction