Restoring an Artillery Luger from 1917
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Published 2022-12-11
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This Pistol was found together with the two Sten Guns I featured in my very first video on this series, and I'm now finally taking the time to put it back in shape. It's a Lange Pisole 08, also known as the Artillery Luger since it's intended use was to equip artillery crews. It sports a much longer barrel than regular P08s, and a holster that can also act as a stock, transforming the pistol into a carbine. But how will it fare at the range after a century of neglect?
In this video I'm also explaining what temper colors are and a couple ways to obtain them, including a process known as nitre bluing.
A special thanks goes to Michelangelo Neri Orliani for helping in the making of this project
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All Comments (21)
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Man they really made these things to last didn't they? Neat to see all that engineering being preserved.
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I always found it interesting that the barrel of the P08 looks a little bit like some old timey cannon. Really makes the "Artillery" name appropriate for this model (though I'm aware of the true origin of that designation). I had often wondered about the exact process behind turning steel that straw color. I figured it was some method of tempering but I learned a lot about it thanks to this video.
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800 meters is quite the distance for a pistol even if you use a butt-stock and can place it onto something like a wall - but I guess they were just better shooters back then 😅
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The ramp sight which automatically compensates for the bullet rotational drift really blew my mind. (Dude, the amount of information you put in this videos never fails to astonish me)
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The "impurities imparted by the hand" seems to be the best explanation. Not exactly the same, but I at one time owned a matching Colt New Service dated to 1917 with vulcanized grips that was carried by two generations of police men. The right grip was significantly worn down across its surface but the left had small points of wear at the very front, showing that more wear was caused by the hand of the user than being shuffled in and out of a holster. I'm sure the same could apply to wood grips, but possibly the wood grips hold up better to friction than vulcanized rubber grips.
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If that gun could talk, I would love to hear the stories where it's been the last 105 years. And I would bet the gun would appreciate the amazing job you did restoring it.
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As someone with a casual interest in gun smithing, I love it when you go into how finished and heat treatments work.
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14:11 I love this small insights into ballistics and what you can say about a gun just by looking on it's whole in a paper target
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I hope I'm not the only one who heard artillery Luger and imagined armies firing their pistols into the air and raining down bullets upon their enemies!
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Great job! Lugers are just so beautiful.
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This chanel is a mix between gunsmithing and chemistry and i love it
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Seamless integration of the ad in a relevant manner. I wish everyone would do it that way. Love all your videos! Thank you!
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i fully appreciate what you're doing for the firearm community. educating people on firearms and keeping them informed is the most valuable resource anyone can provide. keep up the good work man and great vid as always👍
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Such a beautiful gun!
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Love your content man your speaking voice is so calming and the way you present everything is engaging and I feel the respect you have for the history of things and overall your passion for you craft. Wonderful sir
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Greatly appreciate all the time and effort you put into these videos.
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your hands be shakin a lot while restoring, are u okay?
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You do a wonderful job of putting out factual firearm information. You're right, that is often hard to find!
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I really liked the fact that you kept the rust inside the handle. Terribly
