HZa Jt Luger
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joryfreeburg
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That is a cool pistol.. it would be neat to have a Nazi reworked imperial Luger
It's a reworked DWM LP08 from 1915, and Ingolstatdt worked on it twice.
The E/ZaJt is a a very early depot acceptance and probably dates to the early 1930s. The other acceptance (HZaJt3) is a second rework and dates to the middle of WW2, probably around 1941-1944.
For some reason, Ingolstatdt reworked Lugers are very often reworked twice like this one. Not sure why.
The E/ZaJt is a a very early depot acceptance and probably dates to the early 1930s. The other acceptance (HZaJt3) is a second rework and dates to the middle of WW2, probably around 1941-1944.
For some reason, Ingolstatdt reworked Lugers are very often reworked twice like this one. Not sure why.
reachewight66
Member
That is a really cool pistol.
Myself, I think it’s possibly a situation of continued use of the early stamp with the later stamp. Like Ryan I see them very often with both - I’ve never collected data to see if some major rework features of dual stamped guns overlap (such as barrel replacement). Honestly reworked Lugers have been looked down on for a long time so no serious study has been done, but Ryan is changing that.
Warrior1354
ax - hole
Very cool rework and thank you for sharing.
Very nice. I wonder if the barrel and rear toggle link was replaced at the time of this rework or much earlier. I’ve seen examples of 3rd Reich era artillery conversions where the rear sight was actually dovetailed into the original rear toggle link and done so well it was difficult to tell without a loop. If this rework did not include the actual 4inch conversion I wonder what was done to it? It does not appear to have been reblued during this re-work but maybe re-strawed during the rework just judging the outstanding condition and tone of the straw that can be seen.