December purchases
- Thread starter Hitzy
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NavyShooter
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- XMU Local .303
*sigh* I've been wanting a #4 Mk 1(T) for a while....a long while.
That's a nice looking rifle.
NS
That's a nice looking rifle.
NS
I had the opportunity to aquire this P08 from a Canadian vet this past week. His wife wanted all guns out of the house. He had written a couple books on Canadian military history during WW2. We got to talking and he offered to sell me his Luger. It is a 1940 dated 42 code P08 sn 6768K all matching except magazine. He picked it up while taking refuge in a bunker in the Rhineland in 1945 off a deceased German.
He had kept the bore clean, but it needed a good going over pretty much everywhere else. I could not resist, his story was fascinating. The Canadian Firearms Center confirmed this author had registered this gun in 1946 upon his return to Canada.
He also gave me a Langenhan pistol he took from a Luftwaffe officer. A great man and I was very pleased to aquire these pieces of history. Hope the pics are okay, thanks for looking.
Joe
He had kept the bore clean, but it needed a good going over pretty much everywhere else. I could not resist, his story was fascinating. The Canadian Firearms Center confirmed this author had registered this gun in 1946 upon his return to Canada.
He also gave me a Langenhan pistol he took from a Luftwaffe officer. A great man and I was very pleased to aquire these pieces of history. Hope the pics are okay, thanks for looking.
Joe
Thanks Nyles, let me dig her out. Yes, I believe they were pretty much obsolete, and strangely enough, it was in a holster for a Femaru pistol. I can only go by what was told to me of course, but he has proven to be very accurate and trustworthy so far.
I know my Dad told me that ther was no rhyme or reason to who carried what, especially with officers who purchased their own pistols, and there was quite a shortage of small arms then. WHo really knows now. WIll see if I can get some pcis up. Take care,
Joe
I know my Dad told me that ther was no rhyme or reason to who carried what, especially with officers who purchased their own pistols, and there was quite a shortage of small arms then. WHo really knows now. WIll see if I can get some pcis up. Take care,
Joe
Joe, I know nothing about pistols but I've gotta say that I've seen much uglier pistols than that.
It doesn't look that different from a 1911a in basic dimensions.
I certainly wouldn't be sad about having it on my hip, so long as it shoots straight and safely.
It doesn't look that different from a 1911a in basic dimensions.
I certainly wouldn't be sad about having it on my hip, so long as it shoots straight and safely.
Thanks Gentlemen, sadly this Langenhan will likely be going for deactivation. The vey told me shortly after he aquired it he dismantled it and lost a piece, and improvised with a piec of nail!! He has not fored it since, so I think this one will be a very nice display piece. Hate to do it but I don't want anyone hurting themselves by firing it. Thanska gain,
Joe
Joe
Coyote Ugly
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joe n said:
Maybe this place has the spare part you need that is missing:
http://www.e-gunparts.com/model.asp?idDept=374
Here is part of a post sent to me on another forum.
"According to Ian V. Hogg the Fritz Langenhan Selbstladenpistole (self-loading pistol) sometimes called the Army Model, was developed in 1914 and patented in 1915. It was accepted for military applications by the Prussian army, and military pistols have a c/letter acceptance mark on the left frame. Yours has standard commercial proofs, but no acceptance mark--I was hoping for another pistol to add to the database.
These guns are chambered for 7.65 Auto. If you are planning to shoot it, you should be sure that the takedown screw at the back of the slide is firmly tightened--if it becomes loose, the hinged finger-piece can flip up on its screw axle and allow the breechblock to recoil into your face."
So this is all I know really, apparently also a real Bich to put back together too. My face is ugly enough, don't need a chunk of metal embedded there too
"According to Ian V. Hogg the Fritz Langenhan Selbstladenpistole (self-loading pistol) sometimes called the Army Model, was developed in 1914 and patented in 1915. It was accepted for military applications by the Prussian army, and military pistols have a c/letter acceptance mark on the left frame. Yours has standard commercial proofs, but no acceptance mark--I was hoping for another pistol to add to the database.
These guns are chambered for 7.65 Auto. If you are planning to shoot it, you should be sure that the takedown screw at the back of the slide is firmly tightened--if it becomes loose, the hinged finger-piece can flip up on its screw axle and allow the breechblock to recoil into your face."
So this is all I know really, apparently also a real Bich to put back together too. My face is ugly enough, don't need a chunk of metal embedded there too
