Luger Carbine: Anvil 0131
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- 1908 Luger carbine million dollar chip repair and function. NOT a tutorial...we show what you need to learn, not how to do . Cannot perform at this level? Do NOT attempt.
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It is an American sin that Mark Novak only has 123K followers. He should have bare minimum 1 Mil. The man is a National treasure.
Agreed.
100%, but at the same time, I like to think he’s our little secret.
I'm Canadian, and i agree. How it's possible that he hasn't a follow from every redblooded, swinging dick in America is beyond me.
I'm honestly not surprised gunsmithing is a dying trade. Especially with everything being made these days being mostly plastic and really modular. It doesn't take much to fix modern arms. And the older stuff once it's fixed it goes in a safe where it won't see maintenance for another 20 years. Lol
This is an extremely niche channel that works on extremely niche firearms. 123k seems really good with that in mind.
There aren't that many people with Luger Carbines.
I love this channel. Mark is one of the most entertaining "gun tubers."
As a German, I always have mixed emotions when I think of the guns that were brought to America after the end of WWII. But to be honest.., I rather see them being taken care of and appreciated in America than neglected or destroyed by the government in Germany.
Love your vids ! 👌🏻👍🏻
Sometimes, I wonder where humanity would be if Germany won. I have family in Europe and am suprised how often I hear antisemitic comments from them. This would have likely normalized racism across the globe. Just to be clear, I think in many aspects, the world would be better off. Just not in that aspect.
I like to think that I am fairly good shade tree gunsmith. But I thoroughly enjoy watching and completely appreciate absorbing and gleaning any information knowledge and skills that I can pick up from you Mr. Novak! Thank you so much for your service and putting all this information out there for people like us that love firearms so completely thank you again!
THANK YOU SIR for an interesting and informative video!!! LUGERS are so dear to my HEART!!! The reason is that I was FORTUNATE to have been around in the 60s and graduated in 1970. I'm the PROUD SON of a WW2 VETERAN of the Atlantic Theater for 9 campaigns as a VHF CREW CHIEF in the Army AirCorps (communicated with the aircraft) with only 5 WATTS of transmitting power, so he had to be VERY CLOSE to the FRONT at all times "for the whole 9 yards"!!! My older brother talked our dad into getting him a WW2 German P08 so I got to shoot it when I was 12 which of course SO COOL as a 12-year-old kid!!! After that, I had to get one but that didn't happen till about 20 or so years later. It was a 1915 DWM, all matching numbers including the grips but not the magazine but I didn't care!! It still had a bit of the straw coloring of the usual parts but it had some bad pitting in a couple of places (must have gotten some blood on it and not properly cleaned promptly)!!😮 It had a decent bore considering its age. It had to be a BRING-BACK because the owner put his last name and where he lived (Anderson, Lutz Florida) and unfortunately he did that with one of those etching pencils and his penmanship was atrocious but that gave it HISTORY!!! I feel that the Early German Lugers pre-1937 with the straw-colored parts is the MOST BEAUTIFUL AESTHETICALLY PLEASING MECHANICAL MARVEL OF A PIECE OF WEAPONRY, MORE OF A PIECE OF ART!!! I had to SELL THAT PISTOL after the 2008 economic downturn and had to sell TOO MANY of my PRECIOUS LUGERS (I had gotten a 1940 Russian capture that was pretty NICE, all matching numbers except grips and magazine and an ORIGINAL MAUSER that was made in the 1960s on Swiss tooling), they SOLD EASILY but too cheap, got "low balled when people know you need the MONEY which adds to the INSULT TO INSULT TO INJURY!!!😮😢😢 Things have changed for me and I'm trying to get back items I HAD TO SELL FOR FINANCIAL PURPOSES!!!😮😢😊😊 I'M A TINKERER and a few years back I was able to get a DECENT Luger that is part WWI and WWII (DWM toggle and 1940 barrel extension) but not a hodgepodge of parts only 2 different 2-digit serial numbers except for an Erfurt side plate. The barrel rifling was PRISTINE and had to hold back my emotions because NO PRICE on it and didn't want him to know that I was EXCITED to get it. I asked HOW MUCH and hesitated and said $550, I came back with a counteroffer of $500 and he said YES. I had to replace the magazine (junk aftermarket) and the main spring and striker springs were WRONG so I got a Wolff spring kit and Mec-Ger magazine for it and installed them myself (found the trick for replacing the main spring on the internet). It works and shoots like a CHAMP!!! I'm in the process of fixing and cleaning a couple of Lugers that I recently picked up!!! LIFE IS GOOD, HAPPY DOG, HAPPY DOG!!!😂😂😂 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK PROMOTING THE 2ND AMENDMENT and SHOOTING SPORTS!!!😊😊😊
Seeing that grip flex in the vice was the definition of anxiety. Wonderfull work.
As always, a pleasure and a privilege to watch a craftsman at work. Many thanks for posting.
Magic smoke = good, letting the smoke out = bad. Thank you again for a look into you craft and experience. You are a true pro sir.
Whilst Mark can't teach practical gunsmithing on youtube, he can pass on knowledge that allows us to understand, and ask the right questions.
I made the grips for Mr. Martz' custom Luger pistols. I used to pressure impregnate the grips in two part industrial epoxy. I never had a chip off the grips because the epoxy would plasticize the structure of the walnut.
I had jigs and fixtures which allowed specific cuts to be made.
I needed a new saw to do sawing into hardwoods so I bought a Japanese pull saw. It is the most accurate saw that I currently own.
Charles Kenyon's book "Lugers at Random" shows stock similar to one you were using in the this video. He states "1902 carbine stock. The length is approximately 13" and the wood is fully contoured. and finely checkered, with a butt plate of polished horn."
Gotta love it when someone repeats my motto from decades ago
" when you're gonna act tough ,, you gotta be tough " funny how life forces that on ya !
Damn fine work from a cigar smoking pianist there.
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A pleasure as always, Mr. Novak. I love firearms and shooting, and watching you for the last 3-4 years has caused me to think long term. I have learned a ton from your videos and I’m going to start taking gunsmithing courses. This is a craft and an art that must be continued into the future, especially for antique firearms.
The art of hand fitting 😂 ! Might be why I have lost so much of my hair ! Patience is a very hard lesson to learn! Beautiful work by a talented firearms smith ! BLESSINGS TO YOU MARK !
I nearly passed out twice from holding my breath while watching this delicate work.
There needs to be an Anvil Cigar Time with Novak live stream where it’s just smoking and shooting the breeze. I bet much better chatter than I have ever experienced in any smoke room.
Buddies in Boats!
Apart from the technical side of your channel (which are pretty decent I have to admit although caveated by no experience whatsoever in gunsmithing) I am tickled pink by your frequent addition of submarining references. Despite cultural differences between countries I immediately recognise these references!
Again- buddies in boats and don’t let water into the people tank!
Cheers
Mark, your videos have really helped me on my self taught gunsmithing journey, I started 2 years ago with a total reset of a model 94 Winchester 30-30 that someone had hosed up a scope mount on and left under a leaky sink for a few years and now I’m in the middle of a Swiss k31 conservation, thank you for sharing your knowledge and showing us such awesome pieces of equipment
That was some delicate work. Hands of a surgeon. My hat's off to ya.
A FANTASTIC pleasure to see the rare stuff on occasion. Thank you Sir.!!!
It belongs in a museum 😊
Ok Indy lol
I continue to admire the sharpness and/or smoothness that you maintain in your tools. Doesn't it just make the job so much easier?
Watching you tackle this grip was one of the most nerve racking videos I've ever seen.
I don't know how many times I imagined myself trying to do this and the piece grafted on popping off the very first time I touched a chisel to it, I do not have the finesse to do something like this.
I have made my own replacement grips, but am always afraid to repair a chipped corner. I appreciate the techniques you share.
Great video, your woodworking talents amaze an old time cabinet maker.
Big baby, "my finger hurts", lol. That just shows your humanity. It never fails that before you do something in front of the public, that's when the most annoying thing happens to you. Very nice job on a delicate repair. Nice video as always.
Cigar smoking can cause cancer Mark.... I read it every box I buy.
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Insanely sharp on that chisel. Has to be. If you work with very fine, detailed precision objects like that you HAVE to know your tools...not just how to use but also maintain ( sharpen CORRECTLY ) said tools. That takes correct imagination as to the task at hand, ie. what needs to be done vs. what you can do. I have not been above doing some modification to some tools to accomplish certain tasks...great job Mark!
Great work as always. Thank you for allowing us to step into your shop and look over your shoulder for awhile
Watching that grip panel vibrate while being rasped was hair raising.
Great video Mark, I hope you will let us see the shoulder stock when you are done with it.
Very nice!! Great work, I am impressed!! Side Note: when the toggle comes back it resets the striker/firing pin, it does not cock the hammer because there is no hammer.
Last three videos of Anvil I've had to resubscribe. His subscribers list is getting reversed. Great techniques learned. Fine gunsmithing and good ethics. Cheers 🎉
Welcome back!
your video on sharpening chisels was fantastic!
Nicely done Mark , looking at your arms while you were working I could not get over how much our arms and hands look alike,I was a mechanic, aircraft mostly for 50 years and scars happen. Thanks for the education
as someone that has had a runaway on a luger with a snail drum mag. i salute you sir for the 2 rounds in mag first time firing.
length of pull on mine with stock [Not the ww1 paddleboard] is 18inches/46cm. I prefer it long like this personally, the grip angle would be harsh if it was any shorter a length of pull for someone my height/arm length.
also who has the original luger grip jigs? if they are even still around.
Mitchell was making Lugers. Most likely they had the jigs.
Re: Doubling. Clean the firing pin and hole.
Hey Mark Fixing that grip is unreal .. gunsmith/ artist THANKS for showing SIR.
Hello, Sir and 1000 Thanks for this video. How I wish I could have that tool for checkering, and how I wish I could hand make grips for some pistols. But about Lugers everything for them is always very complicated!! Grip pannels are no exeption here. It is always such a pleasure to watch you working.
Great timing. I have some S&W target stocks I'm going to be repairing in a similar manner soon. Always great to see how a master gets it done
It is great watching a master craftsman at work.
well I don't think I've ever been as nervous as I was when you were shaving off that wood ,,,why I was I have no clue as it was you and not me doing that but I was looking for it to snap any moment... you sir are a wonder to behold...very much enjoyed this and as always learn from everything I watch from you... thanks for showing us this fine gun and the work you do/did to keep these treasures working
Dang , I had a chance to buy in the mid 80s a 1913 artillery Luger with a 1914 holster , I could not afford the price [ around $1,000 + - ] at the time --- but I have never been a collector - but a shooter .
Really like your videos ;)
PS no stock to measure to add to info
Thanks again
One unique thing about the Luger Carbine, is that under the front handguard is a booster spring of sorts. It interfaces with a tab connected to the barrel.
Now I see what's wrong with my gunsmithing - no cigar smoke!
You've got to set the mood.
The guy as a "barreau de chaise" (chair rung cigar) smoking on the anvil ! Awesome !
I have an early luger about 1918 in the 32 cal I think but she's a real honey come home with my uncle after ww11 .where he was wounded on dday.. After recovery he fought more battles. Ended as a guard of German prisoners in France. He has a campaign medal with a silver star on it ,I've never seen one like it. My dads medals dont have any on his.
the silver star on a campaign medal signifies 5 bronze stars for 5 battles.
Thank you very much for this!! What variation of Luger do you have for the left grip panel repair? The back strap has the stock lug like a military P08, but the upper left frame, under the safety lever, has no marking. Usually "GESICHERT" is inscribed under the safety lever.
6:23 ok…. 12:27 awww cmon man! I was like, why? Why make work hard? Especially to prevent doing it twice? Why? Then you renege! Hahah just had to pick at you! Very beautiful piece!
Cool weapon! I've only seen one other like it and I'm sure the owner would not appreciate me divulging his identity. He's a not too distant relative though. His has a differently shaped forearm, (original), and the buttstock to match. What a treasure!
Love seeing these rare old firearms functioning. I won't look that good or work that well when I'm over 100 years old.
Thank you sir for another great and enjoyable video that's very informative six stars brother
You are a national treasure Mark, never change and i always look forward to the next video
The LoP on my my luger stock comes in just a hair over 16"
Beautiful work Mark. As always.
I bought my first Luger this spring and 3D printed a stock for it
Thank you Mark for the great video.
I've heard that the short-recoil toggle lock combination was very resistant to fouling gumming up the works (specifically the Maxim guns). Is that correct?
It is always a pleasure to follow you down the rabbit hole.
Gratidão pela aula,o senhor e um gênio!!!
What a beautiful firearm, great work.
my length of pull is only 6 inches. Dam it
Standard length of pull @ 13 3/8”.
Merci Mark pour cette autre super intéressante vidéo; vous êtes le meilleur 👍👍👍
So, I've got a 1916 luger war prize that my Great Grandfather won in about ~1920 in a barbershop raffle. He was too young for WWI and too old for WWII; lucky bastard on both regards I think. It too has this grip chip, and functions flawlessly. Should I fix something that ain't broke? I'll never sell it but I'm curious if this repair diminishes the value of the gun.
Gunsmith my Ass. Sir you are a An artist. Nice work
A true craftsman in the realest form of the word, pure mastery of a craft to the point of artistry.
Beautiful Luger, beautiful work and beautiful smith!
The filing filled me with an unknown anxiety.
I’d like to see the stock when you complete it.
I dig it!
Always love when a new anvil releases!
It's like cutting and filing a graham cracker
Just as you say, you dont see those everyday. Thanks for sharing. Charles
Cool piece! Looks totally the nines.
Is there a reason why you don't use a Foredom or a Dremel for small delicate carving jobs like that?
Cool have one just like the normal size not buttstock.but the grips are loose. Haven't putsh to figure out if they can be tighten up. Very very seldom get it out
Thanks Mark and team!
As always, a stellar presentation sir.
What did you do to make the small added piece the same color as the rest of the grip?
Danish oil, dark walnut stain
Great video as always.
Job's like that are NIGHTMARE FUEL!
Numrich sells new walnut Luger grips.
Really, would be a lot less work
Nice work Sir Mark!
I have a 1916 Luger in .30 Luger. Twice I've had it double on me, and once slam fire. I have no local smiths I trust. What is the prime culprit?
First check the firing pin. There were at least 2 versions, and the later model had fluting to clear carbon. Firing pins would get stuck, causing doubling. Try taking it apart and cleaning both the pin and the hole.
Exactly what Mr. Sullivan said
Slow and steady wins the race.
A pile of the early westerns showed handguns with removable stocks that as a kid I thought they were kind of pretty neat. I still think it was a cool idea.
I have been easily distracted by the perry the platypus pez dispenser.
He points to a puncture wound on his hand caused by a firearm with the muzzle of another firearm. Talley Ho.
420mm just under 17”
Beautiful carbine
How might a person contact you about sending you work? I have an old S&W .32 caliber topbreak that has been handed down. It has never worked correctly in my lifetime. Interested?
At the exact moment I was asking myself, "why doesn't he use a rasp?," he starts to use a rasp.
Funny enough i have done about the exact same thing assembling plastic miniatures the only differences being A. its in plastic, B. i use exact knives (razorblades).
Also the cutting advice holds true in either case because i have cut my fingers dozens of times.
Awesome video as always!!!
Dear Sir,
I am planning to get one HP 35 with tangent site and internal extractor (one is available). But some people say these guns have chronic extractor problem (they are broken often or don’t last very long). Now sir, is it correct, do they have this reputation. Also are Inglis Canada made ones are reliable.
Writing you from Turkey and appreciate if you can tell me your opinion on these guns.
Thanking you in advance.
Regards,
Orhan Baydar
It's always excellent video love Em keep it up thanks for all the hard work.
Excellent work.....Thanks Mark....
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Lugers are neat to shoot. This moves, then that moves and everything is just so.
You, sir, are a veritable prince.
I play with guns, and what is astonishing to me is that I see _EXACTLY_ the same products on your bench that I see on mine?
5:00 - Dude. Why not some aftermarket stocks and return the originals with the Luger?
That would work for me. I canno comprehend paying you, sir to do that intricate stock repair?
Congratulations Brasil, VERY VERY VERY NICE WORK, I LIKE IT
Where have you been Mark? It’s been ages
What is that, like a 65 ring gauge cigar? Also what do you like in a cigar, looks like a natural wrapper, but do you have a favorite atick Mark?
That 65 was hand rolled in down town Charleston. Light Connecticut wrapper, Nicaraguan filler. Awesome