Is this real??? commercial navy with 8" barrel?

Brien · 04-04-2016, 09:45 PM

Check out what I found on GunBroker.com!
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=550929214

I thought only artillery had the 8 inch.

alanint · 04-04-2016, 10:07 PM

No such animal. Several German firms made up aftermarket barrels for sale to the US between the wars. The back sight is matched to the pistol, but the balance of the pistol shows no indication of being a Navy.

CJS57 · 04-04-2016, 11:23 PM

This pistol not withstanding, were there not some odd barrel and sight combinations found on the so called 1923 commercials? I once owned a 6" barreled 1923 that had a regular 4" style rear sight that appeared all original.

Edward Tinker · 04-04-2016, 11:51 PM

As said above you could get almost any barrel length you wanted after WW1

it was put there by german firms, by Pacifica Arms and who knows else. I wonder how many lugers have been 'corrected' over the years

04-04-2016, 09:45 PM	#1
Brien User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Choctaw ok Posts: 53 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts	Is this real??? commercial navy with 8" barrel? Check out what I found on GunBroker.com! http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=550929214 I thought only artillery had the 8 inch.

04-04-2016, 11:51 PM	#4
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	As said above you could get almost any barrel length you wanted after WW1 it was put there by german firms, by Pacifica Arms and who knows else. I wonder how many lugers have been 'corrected' over the years __________________ 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

04-04-2016, 10:07 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	No such animal. Several German firms made up aftermarket barrels for sale to the US between the wars. The back sight is matched to the pistol, but the balance of the pistol shows no indication of being a Navy.

04-04-2016, 11:23 PM	#3
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	This pistol not withstanding, were there not some odd barrel and sight combinations found on the so called 1923 commercials? I once owned a 6" barreled 1923 that had a regular 4" style rear sight that appeared all original.