I used to work for John Martz, Luger and Walther carbine maker. I had my own shop where, I would duplicate the needed parts such as the sling parts, the accelerator for the barrel and the occasional grip safety. Edward Korda did the barrels (machined, the sight ramp in the front as well as the accelerator stud and the rear sight sliding ramp) and I as well as George Sarkisian did the wood and we all were written up in the AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • MAY/JUNE 1988. Because I was making more and more of the small precision parts another person was brought in to machine wooden parts; all the machining was done with non CNC machine tools. Everything was fixured and inspected manually. It was a lot of difficult and challenging work but the results were amazingly good. I enjoyed taking a stroll down memory lane and I wish things were made like that nowadays. I don't want to critique Luger man, he makes a good product but, it's not a great product. Just my opinion Tom.
"Big long barrel, some people are envious" I spit my beer out a little. Tom can be humorous. :) It's a beautiful piece I could never afford. German craftsmanship was superb.
My bachelor great uncle had one of these Luger carbines back in the 1950s. He used it for deer hunting -- possibly illegal deer hunting. He lived 1/2 mile from the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Skanee. A collector got wind of it and bought it for $150.
This will make You cry. Picture this one with a Bubba acessoring, a red dot sight replacing the open sight, treading the barrel and install a suppressor, paint the stock and forend in woodland camouflage, putting on a bipod. Now I will cry myself to sleep.
What a beautiful piece! If it was mine, I would think that I had died and gone to heaven! Many thanks for again bringing us a great video on a most interesting, desirable Luger.
A friend's brother kept their Grandfather's 1920 Luger Carbine and liked to show it off to his druggie friends. One day it went missing. No photos or any records of it, nobody ever bothered to write down the serial number. Unreported to police; what a shame.
Terrible thing to happen, had a friend whose father was wounded at Dunkirk. Someone stole his Wembley and bayonet from the battle Waterloo. His great grandfather's. It was returned after a few months.
We had one come through the gun shop back in 1998. The owner kept it for his collection. I thing it was a counterfeit but the owner of the shop thought otherwise.
That is a fine Firearm, love the leather case too. Do wish we could have them here in UK, but I feel when they have to be deactivated its an absolute sin.
The wood butt stock and forearm look very much like they were made in Belgium. The type of wood and the Checkering style look so similar to older Browning FN shotgun stocks that I have. The butt plate looks so similar to early FN's. That butt plate might be made from animal horn.
Phenomenally beautiful Tom ... thank you for sharing, I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight for scheming of ways to buy this gun and when I do finally fall asleep I'm sure my dreams will be wonderful.
Wilhelm ll, the emperor, not württembergian king, had shorter and weak left arm. He owned such a Parabellum carbine, for a stronger version of 7,65/.30 (?) cartridges.
Hello from Argentina, very good Luger. I wanted to ask you a question, was a military DWM Luger from the period (1914-1918) only used in WWI, or were they also used in WWII?? Thank you very much!
while you had it apart you should have done the "tuning fork" test to make sure the upper barrel extension was not cracked. I would want to know if I was a buyer.
Some Luger collectors thumb their noses at the 1920's commercial guns. I like them because no German or American died at the hands of or because of a commercial Luger. The variations are endless, and the prices are lower as well. We have an amazingly nice n series Navy Luger that is cherished just as much as a military one.
@@LegacyCollectibles I just started collecting specifically German pieces 8 years ago. You can't possibly know how much you have taught me. I really appreciate your channel.
I have an amazing Nazi flag that was captured in Belgium in 1945 by US soldiers and I have unbelievable provenance with that I wanted to see if you have an email I could send you some pictures and maybe discuss it a little bit further with you.
Just send it to me, I will take care, no invoice please! And keep it under the radar, the police in my country demands licencesing on those kind of fun things, but for this one, nah do not bother them or the customs, please pretty please!
I used to work for John Martz, Luger and Walther carbine maker. I had my own shop where, I would duplicate the needed parts such as the sling parts, the accelerator for the barrel and the occasional grip safety. Edward Korda did the barrels (machined, the sight ramp in the front as well as the accelerator stud and the rear sight sliding ramp) and I as well as George Sarkisian did the wood and we all were written up in the AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • MAY/JUNE 1988.
Because I was making more and more of the small precision parts another person was brought in to machine wooden parts; all the machining was done with non CNC machine tools. Everything was fixured and inspected manually. It was a lot of difficult and challenging work but the results were amazingly good.
I enjoyed taking a stroll down memory lane
and I wish things were made like that nowadays. I don't want to critique Luger man, he makes a good product but, it's not a great product. Just my opinion Tom.
"Big long barrel, some people are envious" I spit my beer out a little. Tom can be humorous. :) It's a beautiful piece I could never afford. German craftsmanship was superb.
My bachelor great uncle had one of these Luger carbines back in the 1950s. He used it for deer hunting -- possibly illegal deer hunting. He lived 1/2 mile from the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Skanee. A collector got wind of it and bought it for $150.
$150? I do not know when people started making mistakes, but that is evidence enough to push it back to the 1950s.
Someone should send Tom a piece of tanned Deer Hide for him to use on his desk when he’s handling these amazing firearms.
This will make You cry. Picture this one with a Bubba acessoring, a red dot sight replacing the open sight, treading the barrel and install a suppressor, paint the stock and forend in woodland camouflage, putting on a bipod. Now I will cry myself to sleep.
What a beautiful piece! If it was mine, I would think that I had died and gone to heaven!
Many thanks for again bringing us a great video on a most interesting, desirable Luger.
So very well done, gosh that's beautiful right there, thanks for sharing it with us, guys.
Beautiful piece of FUCTIONAL ART...
Beautiful carbine Tom
Thank you Tom!!!
Great video! Always enjoy learning about a gun I never knew about! Beautiful gun!
I would love that lugar carbine it's one of my favorite versions of the luger
Oh, what a beauty.
Pure elegance made of steel and wood, 100 years ago.
Your show is great in two ways. You present some amazing exotica, and secondly, your comments are full of knowledge and useful tips.
I really like that 1905 you showed
Absolutely Beautiful, I own an Artillery Luger
A friend's brother kept their Grandfather's 1920 Luger Carbine and liked to show it off to his druggie friends. One day it went missing. No photos or any records of it, nobody ever bothered to write down the serial number. Unreported to police; what a shame.
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Terrible thing to happen, had a friend whose father was wounded at Dunkirk. Someone stole his Wembley and bayonet from the battle Waterloo. His great grandfather's. It was returned after a few months.
My uncle gave away the artillery luger and the P08 that my grand dad brought home from the war... Gotta love this kinda shit.
Your grandfather has bad friends.
@@tacojohns9786 No, he has a stupid grand son.
Extremely beautiful firearm there!
Great show my friend 👍👍👍👍👍👍
We had one come through the gun shop back in 1998. The owner kept it for his collection. I thing it was a counterfeit but the owner of the shop thought otherwise.
That is a fine Firearm, love the leather case too. Do wish we could have them here in UK, but I feel when they have to be deactivated its an absolute sin.
Never to late to take a trip here. Any range would be happy to see ya.
You got your knifes. Stick to them
The wood butt stock and forearm look very much like they were made in Belgium. The type of wood and the Checkering style look so similar to older Browning FN shotgun stocks that I have. The butt plate looks so similar to early FN's. That butt plate might be made from animal horn.
Phenomenally beautiful Tom ... thank you for sharing, I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight for scheming of ways to buy this gun and when I do finally fall asleep I'm sure my dreams will be wonderful.
What a great piece and a great presentation! I love 7.65mm Luger.
A friend of mine has a Georg Luger initial-marked carbine.
I believe that TRoosevelt took one of these on his Amazon Expedition. And I'm pretty sure that Kaiser Wilhelm used one of these for hunting.
Wilhelm ll, the emperor, not württembergian king, had shorter and weak left arm. He owned such a Parabellum carbine, for a stronger version of 7,65/.30 (?) cartridges.
Nice collection 👌 👍
Hello from Argentina, very good Luger. I wanted to ask you a question, was a military DWM Luger from the period (1914-1918) only used in WWI, or were they also used in WWII?? Thank you very much!
Let’s be honest we all want that case 🤷♂️
while you had it apart you should have done the "tuning fork" test to make sure the upper barrel extension was not cracked. I would want to know if I was a buyer.
l must very very rare indeed in very fine shape to......Thanks Tom
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Hi I've unlocked the modified PU scope, so where do I place the bolt on bracket to mount it?
Some Luger collectors thumb their noses at the 1920's commercial guns. I like them because no German or American died at the hands of or because of a commercial Luger.
The variations are endless, and the prices are lower as well. We have an amazingly nice n series Navy Luger that is cherished just as much as a military one.
That already looks like the fanciest WWI artillery man's Luger, with the stock it is a carbine by any measure.
If this and other similar handguns are historical. Why are we being subjected to rhetoric from the ATF regarding SBR's and pistol braces?????
Interresting vid as always. 👌
Estimated value?
Sold immediately (had 2 buyers) at 14k
Thank you at least I have a point of reference if I ever happen across one. Unlikely but........
@@LegacyCollectibles I just started collecting specifically German pieces 8 years ago. You can't possibly know how much you have taught me. I really appreciate your channel.
They made this and they made the stock. But they never made a handguard for it.
I’ll trade my oldest son for that Luger.
That leather case is just as much a work of art as the Luger itself.👻/̵͇̿̿/'̿̿ ̿ ̿ ̿ ̿ ̿ Boo..........m
I have an amazing Nazi flag that was captured in Belgium in 1945 by US soldiers and I have unbelievable provenance with that I wanted to see if you have an email I could send you some pictures and maybe discuss it a little bit further with you.
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American Eagle ?
Not this one, but they did make an AE Carbine
@@LegacyCollectibles Thank you so much, regards
Is it me or does it seem like there's less interest in WW1 and WW2 Era stuff?
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Just send it to me, I will take care, no invoice please! And keep it under the radar, the police in my country demands licencesing on those kind of fun things, but for this one, nah do not bother them or the customs, please pretty please!