S Code Krieghoff Luger Serial Number 3617 -- Picture Intensive

Michael Zeleny · 02-28-2013, 08:09 PM

My latest acquisition:

Large format photos can be downloaded here. I would be very grateful for any comments, especially in regard to the value lost in having an unproofed and unnumbered field replacement firing pin, and missing the original holdopen. (The proofed but unnumbered holdopen shown is my spare part contribution.)

alanint · 02-28-2013, 08:52 PM

Congratulations on a really fine acquisition, Michael!!

Norme · 02-28-2013, 10:09 PM

Hi Michael, Thanks for the excellent presentation of your fine S code Krieghoff #3617. I'm not a Krieghoff specialist, but I do own a copy of Gibson. I wouldn't obsess over that unnumbered hold-open, Gibson states that although some numbered hold-opens have been reported, he personally has never seen one (pg. 105). Firing pins bore inspection marks, but were only numbered randomly.
Regards, Norm

Michael Zeleny · 02-28-2013, 11:01 PM

Thank you, Norm. This one is a keeper. I've consulted Gibson's book, but note that my other HK Lugers all have marked firing pins, unlike this one. I'm also concerned with the amount I should charge for the originally missing holdopen.

John Sabato · 03-01-2013, 02:35 PM

Michael,

How VERY VERY Nice! Congrats on the acquisition... thanks for the fine photo essay.

Sergio Natali · 03-09-2013, 03:48 PM

Absolutely Gorgeous, enough not to sleeep at night!
Congrats on the acquisition and thanks for the lovely photos.

CJS57 · 03-09-2013, 10:03 PM

If you have another proofed and un-numbered hold open, I could use it!

02-28-2013, 08:09 PM	#1
Michael Zeleny Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 525 Thanks: 129 Thanked 139 Times in 76 Posts	S Code Krieghoff Luger Serial Number 3617 -- Picture Intensive My latest acquisition: Large format photos can be downloaded here. I would be very grateful for any comments, especially in regard to the value lost in having an unproofed and unnumbered field replacement firing pin, and missing the original holdopen. (The proofed but unnumbered holdopen shown is my spare part contribution.) __________________ Michael [email protected] -- http://larvatus.livejournal.com/ -- 7576 Willow Glen Road, Los Angeles, CA 90046 -- 323.363.1860 All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett

02-28-2013, 11:01 PM	#4
Michael Zeleny Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 525 Thanks: 129 Thanked 139 Times in 76 Posts	Thank you, Norm. This one is a keeper. I've consulted Gibson's book, but note that my other HK Lugers all have marked firing pins, unlike this one. I'm also concerned with the amount I should charge for the originally missing holdopen. __________________ Michael [email protected] -- http://larvatus.livejournal.com/ -- 7576 Willow Glen Road, Los Angeles, CA 90046 -- 323.363.1860 All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett

03-01-2013, 02:35 PM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Michael, How VERY VERY Nice! Congrats on the acquisition... thanks for the fine photo essay. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

02-28-2013, 08:52 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Congratulations on a really fine acquisition, Michael!!

02-28-2013, 10:09 PM	#3
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Michael, Thanks for the excellent presentation of your fine S code Krieghoff #3617. I'm not a Krieghoff specialist, but I do own a copy of Gibson. I wouldn't obsess over that unnumbered hold-open, Gibson states that although some numbered hold-opens have been reported, he personally has never seen one (pg. 105). Firing pins bore inspection marks, but were only numbered randomly. Regards, Norm

03-09-2013, 03:48 PM	#6
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	Absolutely Gorgeous, enough not to sleeep at night! Congrats on the acquisition and thanks for the lovely photos.

03-09-2013, 10:03 PM	#7
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	If you have another proofed and un-numbered hold open, I could use it!