scored a German Luger

I doubt there is any symbol in the history of mankind that hasn't been hated, reviled, despised, or feared by someone, at some time. And that includes our own.

If you don't want something marked with a certain symbol, don't get one. Your choice, and your right to make it.

Just don't bury the history along with the symbol. ALL the history.

To paraphrase the famous quote,

"if you forget your past screw-ups, you will make them again!"
 
It is sort of interesting that , while many of the countries that acquired ex-German weapons after WWII obliterated the swastika marks. At least on the ones I have seen, the country that didn't bother was Israel. I guess they figured that destroying the symbol of a past enemy was less important than refurbishing guns to defend themselves from even older enemies.

Jim
 
I look at such things as a trophy of a defeated enemy.

If you are a wacko glorifying a dictatorship, you are not my kind of person.
 
I love my 1941 P08 Luger even with its Nazi markings. As has been said, it's a piece of history that should be preserved in its original configuration. Preserving Nazi markings does not mean Luger lovers are Nazis they just want authentic specimens to collect, not butchered/neutered ones.

Now if a modern gun was manufactured today with Nazi markings that's an entirely different matter - you'd have to question the people behind its design and manufacture. And those who bought it.
 
Hey

I was sitting oiling my Luger and found a number at the base of the barrel
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turns out its a bore measurement indicating its a 9mm Luger

Gary
 
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Yes, it is the actual bore measurement, taken with a plug gauge. 8.82mm is .347". 9mm, or .354", is the groove diameter. Since each barrel was individually measured, the marking can vary - 8.80, 8.81, 8.82 are the most common.

Jim
 
Most German guns have the bore diameter indicated. You just have to know the difference between bore and groove diameter, which seems difficult on the Internet.
Easy when like this one, a real measurement in mm, but some older sporting arms have it in gauge terms, even for rifles.
 
IIRC, military weapons always (at least in the modern era) used the metric designation, but civilian weapons used the gauge as part of the proof marking. I am not sure when that was changed for rifled barrels but I believe it was before WWI.

Incidentally, that marking on a Luger was put on in the barrel shop. Barrels were made separately and then sent for assembly. Contrary to what has often been written, the barrels were finished, including the extractor cut, before assembly. The barrels were not removed for finish work once assembled.

Jim
 
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Very nice. Looks better than mine and has matching numbers. Mine only has some matching so good find.

I would shoot with ammo in the lower velocity - 124g someone said original specs - as it is a bit snappy to shoot. I just bring it out once a year or so to run a few through it. It is so different from present day designs.




Sorry having trouble with picture too big?
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