04 August 2019

.45 Luger

They make them!

$8,000 seems a steal compared to what the originals (all two of them) have gone for.

They also make it in 10mm ACP.

Alt Miami Vice model?

The mind doth boggle.

$8,700 for the 10mm 1907 Classic.

How much to get Galco to make a Miami Classic for it?

A gun like this needs an appropriately retro Miami suit.  Ironically, it's called a Panama suit.
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6 comments:

  1. Sarthurk04 August, 2019 20:37

    Link? Photos? Never mind.
    $7800 to $13,000? Are you insane?

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    1. Angus McThag05 August, 2019 00:16

      Yes. I am insane.

      But I am not THIS insane.

      Nor do I have this kind of scratch.

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  2. Technomad05 August, 2019 00:52

    I'd think that with modern computer-aided machining, Lugers (and Broomhandles) would be cheaper to build than they used to be.

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    1. Angus McThag05 August, 2019 08:26

      You'd be mistaken.

      The why this is so will take a lot of explaining, and it's been years since I knew it off the top of my head.

      The Cliff's notes is any mass produced item is designed for the tooling you plan to use and that will be the fastest, and cheapest, way to make it.

      In the Luger's case, that's many machines, jigs and fixtures with lots of people.

      CNC will let you use fewer people, but doesn't save you from having to unclamp the part, rotate it so the machine can get at the work then clamp it down again.

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    2. Technomad05 August, 2019 22:16

      Thank you very much. I have learned something new, so the day wasn't a total waste. Even so, wouldn't having Lugers and Broomhandles as cheap as Tokarevs be neato-keen?

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    3. Angus McThag07 August, 2019 14:41

      It would, indeed.

      As 3D printing and additive machining matures, we might just start seeing these complex, labor and machinery intensive designs come back into limited production.

      First stop: .45 Broomhandle!

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