My grandpa was with 45th ID in WW2 and was a POW. He had a great fondness of the P08 luger so much so that he had collected quite a few of them by the time he was captured. He said "I was pretty nervous when the German who was supposed to search me lifted my blouse to see a belt full of luger's. But the German just looked at me and started laughing as he lifted his blouse up to show me his belt full of GI 1911s."
My mom grew up with a neighbor that was an admiral at Pearl Harbor during WWII. He brought a 1937 luger back with him after the war. When he died, his wife wanted "that pistol" thrown in the lake. Luckily it was able to be saved....
My Grandfather brought one back from WW1, he keep it in his sock draw until he passed in the late 70's, it got given to my oldest brother who sold it within two weeks to a clown. Sigh.
@@adenkyramud5005 Sure felt like he deserved a giant slap, but that would have been as pointless as mowing hundreds of fine young men down with a Vickers gun for a bunch of crooked bankers and calling it a war. :)
Flannel Daddy: "If a gun could tell a story, I’d love to hear this ones..." Gun: "I sat on a shelf in an armory room for over a century, but thanks for asking..."
Look up Tarkov Raid Battlestate. It's a series made to promote the video game Escape from Tarkov. Great realistic shooter game and awesome mini series. The finale came out quite recently actually.
Didn't that happen a few years back, a live round got mixed in with the blanks and a reenactor got wounded .I'm sure it was a ww2 reenactment in America somewhere
Your comment about the craftsmanship in the old weapons is why I love them. To see the aesthetics of them, and made without the aid of modern machines. True works of art.
Don't forget, the Luger has its roots in the C93 Borchardt. As I understand, Ol' Hugo Borchardt felt his pistol was perfect as it was, and so he refused to make and changes at the request of DWM based on Swiss Army criticisms. Georg Luger was Borchardt's assistant, so DWM hired him to make the changes. That weapon was the Luger.
once again he said in the video " refer to Ian Macollim from forgotten weapons for the actual history of the weapon" if you would pay attention you would know this. i like forgotten weapons channel and i did nothing of justice for his name.
@@attilathezilla5754 All I did was offer a tidbit of information that many, if not most, Luger enthusiasts might enjoy hearing. I too greatly enjoy Ian's work and have learned a great deal from watching his channel. However, just because Ian's channel is mentioned does not preclude others from sharing their knowledge about a topic they find interesting. Have a pleasant day if at all possible.
“Hokie religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side kid.” -U.S. Grant at the commissioning of the USS Iowa, May 4th, 1917
@@danielcadwell9812 a rock made of internet that allows a new dialect to create a new term or phrase everyday which many think everyone should know at a whim. Not everyone is privy to the new dumb language made of today. I’m surprised many still speak proper language .
If you've ever survived a german gas attack long enough to launch a counterattack that will later become a Sabaton song, go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Looking at my own 3.5K “first issue” P-08 Luger. This is one of 264 surviving so called “first issue” or the first 25,000 Lugers produced for the imperial German army between 1908-1910. These do not have the slot for the stock and have five imperial Royal emblems, three imperial war eagles, one on the barrel, one on the “prong” and one on the “knuckle” of the toggle. There are also two Royal crowns, they’re beside the second imperial war eagle. The second is the interior of the frame. It’s all metal, later versions have a slight bronze-tanium tint. These early version are bare metal. Of course, it has the big DWM mark on the top of the toggle knuckle. This is a WW I Luger and it still has its wooden base magazine but I got a used Mec-gar mag since the wood base has a big crack on one side. It also has its original unit marking G.F.11.4. This once belonged to the 1st guard regiment zu fuB, 11th company, 4th weapon. It was surrendered to an American officer at the end of WW I, who then brought it to Georgia, where it probably sat at the bottom of a box for over 100 years before his grandson discovered it and sold it for 2K…..Dumb idiot! This thing is a museum piece and sought after collector item.
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I became the proud owner of my first Luger earlier this year. The Luger has been my dream pistol since I was a kid and as much as I desperatly wanted one I never truly believed I would get one. The one I got was a mismatch and I over paid for it. It also had a broken trigger plate so I had to get a replacement, but with all that being said, once I fixed it up I don't regret it one little bit. Mine is a 1941 Mauser produced Luger, with the toggle being replaced by a 1935 Mauser (no story as to why). It is an amazing pistol. The grip, original wood, feels grear, the trigger is great, I love the toggle (though I fully understand why its obsolescent / obsolete), and it is just a great pistol. That being said, I have to agree, my two biggest areas of complaint are with the sights (take this with a grain of salt because I am not a very good shot) and the safety. I do speak German so that isn't the issue, its just the location and the ovedall design of the safety.
As a young boy, I'm 58 now, the Luger & the MP-40 , we're my first favorite firearm's. Learned of both from watching very old WWI & WWII war movies. Both used 9 x19 Parabellum ammunition.
I have a DWM Luger that was from a bit earlier. She served in the great war and was later rearsonaled. She started life as an artillery model. They gave her a shorter barrel in the 30 caliber. They are very pointable. The sights line up almost as if it were part of the hand. She made it through all of this time with both of her magazines.
@@odsttrooper3724 the Ewoks and the Marauders of Endore? I loved that movie, but i was 10, so please forgive me. Woops, sorry, just looked it up, came out two years after Return of the Jedi, making it #4, my bad.
Dude, the production value on that intro... at first I was like, 'What movie did he liberate that footage from? I don't think I've seen... oh shit, he's in it!" you've found some filmmakers that know how to work, awesome!
The very first Angry German video I saw was H&Ks German guy sitting in a coi pond testing the H&K 416 while screaming at me in German. Germans get angry I'll tell you that.
My grandfather brought one home from Naples that was taken off a German officer that was captured. It’s in pristine condition. In my 50 years, I’ve only seen dad shoot it a couple of times and that’s been 35 years ago. It’s definitely a show piece.
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His voice is so gentle during the trigger testing. It's like talking to a baby in the cradle. P.S.: the last seconds' speech is very important to hear by all the gun fans.
Assuming your Luger has all matching numbered parts, the main keys to it operating properly are power level of the ammunition and magazine spring tension. That's the most critical component. Lugers need HEAVY magazine springs because of the very fast cycle time. Standard recoil spring weight is a whopping 38 pounds. .45 caliber 1911s only need 16 pounds. Even 10mm requires only 23 pounds. So that's a heavy spring in there, and changing it out is something of a strenuous and odd procedure. Insufficient mag springs will routinely cause three-point failure to feed. Just changing magazine springs will usually turn it from an aggravating problem gun into one that runs perfectly. They'll usually feed most any bullet shape as well, and they stay remarkably clean during firing. Oddly so. Any vintage Luger will generally benefit from a complete spring replacement. But especially the recoil and magazine springs. Many, if not most, original magazines are quite battered and should be abandoned as unsalvageable. Disassembly of them is definitely not a job for the inexperienced and should be done rather carefully with an arbor press and a benchblock to support the somewhat thin walls. New Mec-Gar magazines are rather better than the originals. Thicker wall, seamless tube, easier removal of the follower button, and readily available. Definitely the best replacement you can get. If you have a mismatched parts gun, the situation unfortunately changes. Sometimes they can be made to work, but often they're just never really quite right. The only thing to do is attempt to fit still more replacement parts. You just have to get lucky finding ones that work.
Hiram Maxim actually invented the short recoil toggle action for his belt fed machine gun. In the maxim machine gun the toggle broke down instead of up. Hugo Bochart adapted it for pistol use but his pistol was very large and ungainly ( look it up). Georg Luger took the Bochart and turned it into the “Luger”.
It’s always an interesting time in military history when a new technology comes on the scene, rocks everyone’s world, and leads to a plethora of zany designs. Smokeless powder, ironclad armor, heavier-than-air aircraft, etc.
Watching new WWI movie, thinking about all of the awards it should win then suddenly the post credits scene: "if you've ever..." Followed by a handgun review
Brother! Honorable mention you should 100% do ASMR gun type genre videos…you’re already pretty much accomplishing it with the voice and the mic you’re using, and handling or cleaning of the guns….something I would personally look forward to and I’m sure many who follow you would probably enjoy the same type of ASMR talk type videos! Big fan! Take care!
I have replaced 1 part on my gen 1 Glock 21, the front sight got broken off. I have put thousands of hours and rounds through it and it still works best when its a little dirty. I have no doubt it will be in perfect working order two hundred years from now.
Interesting story. The movie Sgt. York, they show him using the Luger during his heroics. In fact he did use the 1911 in real life. However in the movie they couldn't get the 1911 to function with blanks. So they subbed in the Luger which worked.
In my younger years, I was fortunate to own both a Walther P38 and a Luger . The Luger was the rarer model called the "artillery" model; it had a longer barrel than the standard issue model. In those distant days, one could still buy surplus military weaponry for relatively low prices. Mauser 98's were cheap, cheap, cheap. And, believe it or not, you could walk into a gun shop, or even a Wards or Sears, and purchase a firearm with no wait and no ID (as long as you were obviously over 18). The Luger is an engineering thing of beauty. I had no problems at all with it. But I otherwise preferred the far less aesthetically appealing P38. Although not especially accurate, it had some very useful qualities. First, it was a double action semi-auto. It had a chamber-full indicator which you could feel in complete darkness( a metal pin which projected out when there was a round in the chamber). An obviously VERY useful feature. And, it quickly and easily could be disassembled and reassembled. But, alas, because of economic pressures in the past, I sold both of them . Those two fine guns were just two of the many things I sold in the past which I now wish I had kept. I suspect that is true for a lot of you. The Luger was/is a thing of beauty...even if you never fire it.
@@johnhutton929 that's Schweinfurt dude, don't wake the grammar nazi in me.😂 Wondering if you're half angry all the time or full angry 12 hours a day.🤔
I have a 1912 DWM luger thats all matching. Cycles everything I have given her very well. I think I only had one time where it didnt lock back. I have used remington UMC, Blazer brass, and Sellier and bellot.
I guess im one of the lucky ones, i inherited a DWM P08 from my grandpa. 1918 with all original parts, and still incredibly accurate. My great grandpa got it from a british officer back in 1944 for a bottle of scotch.
Lugers are awesome. I bought one at a gun show in AZ. It's also a 1917, DWM, though it's a 6" civilian model. I'm not sure where it was originally sold. It came with one period correct magazine with the old wooden mag bottom. It was quite dirty when I got it but cleaned up beautifully with my go-to FrogLube (big fan). It appears all original to me, all numbers matching (except the magazine). I was a little worried about the springs inside, but a little TLC and FrogLube and they look and work great again. I bought a couple of new magazines for it. They're probably Mec-Gar as well since that's a brand I've bought several of. The only "flaw" it has is that someone ground off the lanyard loop, but I kind of like it not being there. I've only taken it to the range once. I ran about 4 mags through it and it performed flawlessly. I shot it at 5', 7' and 10', with 2", 3" and 5" groups respectively. I'm a big 1911 fan and always hoped to find a Luger someday, but I never thought I'd be able to afford one. But I just happened to be at the right place, at the right time, with enough cash to make a deal. And you're right about the trigger. It's almost as good as my 1911s.
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I own 3 of the system all in 9mm. Their main enemy is first magazine which over 50 years will wear out that's why I have Mecgar replacement or shooter mags. Next is the striker spring and springs will wear out over time from being originals because springs were rarely changed. Last is these pistols were designed to use high pressure powder and projectiles. Use heavy bullets and high pressure powders to make them function reliably. The stir up springs are very strong. Time and age is their main enemy. When first issued brand new to soldiers they are very reliable in function in combat as long as the soldier knew it's function.
Lol I got tripped out for a second man, my name's Cooper S. too 😂. Not a common first name, plus the chance of having the same last initial. Thought the Matrix was acting up
I own a West German Sig P220 from 1990 but it also has a N with an eagle above it. In my research it was a testing done to the barrel with (without the page open I might spell it wrong) nitrocellulose rounds that created chamber pressures 20 or 30% more than a standard ball round. It was a proofing stamp done in Germany I would guess for many years.
Were all just kids playing army in the woods with our friends. I love that all these UA-cam channels make it ok for us grown men to continue to throw are kit on and go play with our friends still...I mean "train" were training for the revolution mom leave us alone!!
I just bought a WWII era G year luger. I couldn't stop thinking about it ever since i saw it on BOB like 20 years ago. Can't wait for it to get here from FL.
My grandpa was with 45th ID in WW2 and was a POW. He had a great fondness of the P08 luger so much so that he had collected quite a few of them by the time he was captured. He said "I was pretty nervous when the German who was supposed to search me lifted my blouse to see a belt full of luger's. But the German just looked at me and started laughing as he lifted his blouse up to show me his belt full of GI 1911s."
Just guys being dudes
In that moment, game recognized game
@@Sosaparks Just dudes being bros.
Certified bro moment
That is amazing
Production value on these intros just gets better and better
Bob
I thought the same thing!
Thanks to Big Daddy unlimited...Big daddy unlimited is like the Costco of the gun world....
Really very impressive.
For real
Please never stop making these high production quality intros they're fucking amazing.
I want him to do a Great War trench warfare short story
At this point, as far as I'm concerned Garand Thumb is a short film production studio
WE ALL LOVE THEM!
I wanna see Garand Thumb the movie
@Fidelity He's a damn wizard with it is what he is
My mom grew up with a neighbor that was an admiral at Pearl Harbor during WWII. He brought a 1937 luger back with him after the war. When he died, his wife wanted "that pistol" thrown in the lake. Luckily it was able to be saved....
Well it **WAS** thrown in the lake
Ugggh SOME broads... sheeeze..
My Grandfather brought one back from WW1, he keep it in his sock draw until he passed in the late 70's, it got given to my oldest brother who sold it within two weeks to a clown. Sigh.
@@KT-ur7pi did you at least beat the shit out of him for doing it?
@@adenkyramud5005 Sure felt like he deserved a giant slap, but that would have been as pointless as mowing hundreds of fine young men down with a Vickers gun for a bunch of crooked bankers and calling it a war. :)
Story of luger
1. It was made
2. Nothing really changed after that
3. Fin
A grip safety here, one other caliber there. Not much at all honestly.
Well, the Luger was an improvement of the Borchardt C93 pistol, so there was already a previous step to figure out lots of problems.
it had variations of heavy and carbine barrels with a stock and carbine sights. and had some in full auto.
Wrong. Hans finally found ze Luger.
Oh it was too expensive and complex for the Swiss to adopt into service; let that one sink it.
Flannel Daddy: "If a gun could tell a story, I’d love to hear this ones..."
Gun: "I sat on a shelf in an armory room for over a century, but thanks for asking..."
Sad and underrated comment.
That's probably what my mostly pristine 1903A3 would say. My Martini Henry might have a few war stories, though.
gun: "I had a long long long sleep" B)
Sounds pretty much the same as my military career lol
Hopefully it was taking from the cold dead hands of a slain nazi.
The intros on these videos are better than most of the crap Hollywood had been spitting out lately.
Look up Tarkov Raid Battlestate. It's a series made to promote the video game Escape from Tarkov. Great realistic shooter game and awesome mini series. The finale came out quite recently actually.
Fr
I am just a bit over this specific color grading, awesome anyway.
If you have ever gone to a ww1 reenactment, and forgot your rifle was loaded with live ammo, go and hit that subscribe button.
Didn't that happen a few years back, a live round got mixed in with the blanks and a reenactor got wounded .I'm sure it was a ww2 reenactment in America somewhere
@@andrewjohnston4127 Yeah I just looked it up. It’s crazy how that happens.
Better than getting mixed up with a live frag grenade
When you dont call your "hit" the consequences will be dire.
@@andrewjohnston4127 commenting for the algorithm
Your comment about the craftsmanship in the old weapons is why I love them. To see the aesthetics of them, and made without the aid of modern machines. True works of art.
Don't forget, the Luger has its roots in the C93 Borchardt.
As I understand, Ol' Hugo Borchardt felt his pistol was perfect as it was, and so he refused to make and changes at the request of DWM based on Swiss Army criticisms.
Georg Luger was Borchardt's assistant, so DWM hired him to make the changes. That weapon was the Luger.
once again he said in the video " refer to Ian Macollim from forgotten weapons for the actual history of the weapon" if you would pay attention you would know this. i like forgotten weapons channel and i did nothing of justice for his name.
@@attilathezilla5754 All I did was offer a tidbit of information that many, if not most, Luger enthusiasts might enjoy hearing.
I too greatly enjoy Ian's work and have learned a great deal from watching his channel. However, just because Ian's channel is mentioned does not preclude others from sharing their knowledge about a topic they find interesting.
Have a pleasant day if at all possible.
@@wolftower9705 my apologies my man. I guess i misinterpreted what you had said. Have a great day yourself.
B-b-but the C93 WAS perfect. Name 1 (one) flaw it has, go ahead. Bet you've got nothing.
Before you know it Garand Thumb is going to give us a literal full length movie as an intro.
One can hope.
Yeeeesssss
That would be amazing
Sold. I’ll take 2, one for now and one for later.
“Hokie religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side kid.”
-U.S. Grant at the commissioning of the USS Iowa, May 4th, 1917
"Always shoot first."
- Teddy Roosevelt
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"Don't believe everything you read on the internet"
- Aristotle
@@fastindy Teddy *absolutely* said this.
Sounded like something Han Solo would have said!
I still don’t believe he bought that pistol on his own, I hear he gets kickbacks from Georg Luger. What a shill.
What the hell does “shill” and “shilling” mean? Just seems too many new words are being made up to keep up with lol
@@XleperXmessiahX 🤣 what rock have you been hiding under?
@@danielcadwell9812 a rock made of internet that allows a new dialect to create a new term or phrase everyday which many think everyone should know at a whim. Not everyone is privy to the new dumb language made of today. I’m surprised many still speak proper language .
@@XleperXmessiahX it's not new at all. It's been around since at least 1914.
Thanks guys. I only asked for a definition though.lol
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Not me but my Great uncle Butch did. Told me first hand how it was.. I still have the French medal he was awarded that he gave me decades ago..
@@CFurnace-72 I don’t think that one became a sabaton song!
What's the song name?
@@dinonuggiesguy4847 army of the dead men
@@mtnman8783 oh thanks
Looking at my own 3.5K “first issue” P-08 Luger. This is one of 264 surviving so called “first issue” or the first 25,000 Lugers produced for the imperial German army between 1908-1910. These do not have the slot for the stock and have five imperial Royal emblems, three imperial war eagles, one on the barrel, one on the “prong” and one on the “knuckle” of the toggle. There are also two Royal crowns, they’re beside the second imperial war eagle. The second is the interior of the frame. It’s all metal, later versions have a slight bronze-tanium tint. These early version are bare metal. Of course, it has the big DWM mark on the top of the toggle knuckle. This is a WW I Luger and it still has its wooden base magazine but I got a used Mec-gar mag since the wood base has a big crack on one side. It also has its original unit marking G.F.11.4. This once belonged to the 1st guard regiment zu fuB, 11th company, 4th weapon. It was surrendered to an American officer at the end of WW I, who then brought it to Georgia, where it probably sat at the bottom of a box for over 100 years before his grandson discovered it and sold it for 2K…..Dumb idiot! This thing is a museum piece and sought after collector item.
You’re slowly convincing me you’re immortal and have fought in 6 World Wars.
He's like Wolverine's brother
Garand, of the Clan Thumb...born 400 years ago in the lowlands of California.
I mean... There is a picture of a german WW2 soldier who looks eerily similar to him...
He's fought on all sides.
This review is seriously lacking in Toblerone
Fancy seeing you here BadaBing
"If you've ever been sitting around in the forests of Finland with your Mosin rifle, and the snow starts speaking Finnish, go ahead and hit the subscribe button.."
1895>mosin
@@titanicswimteam9833 YES THE WINCHESTER LOL
@@titanicswimteam9833 even more based would be the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, although not used in WW1 or WW2
@@TheToyPhotographer6312 😂
Sooo, is it just me, or is Garand Thumb slowly working his way into producing full length, blockbuster quality movies?
You mean you didn't watch his movie Jurassic World Exodus?
We need somebody to do it since Hollywood isn't capable.
I really want to see a good short film put together by him. I think it'd be great
@@fakecubed as someone in the comments already mentioned - go and watch 1917, dunkirk, saving private ryan or fury.
Waiting for them full length PH videos. Garand DONG
Sound of shell shock increases rapidly.
*Hello tinnitus my old friend*
It sucks to hear ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh again....
I became the proud owner of my first Luger earlier this year. The Luger has been my dream pistol since I was a kid and as much as I desperatly wanted one I never truly believed I would get one.
The one I got was a mismatch and I over paid for it. It also had a broken trigger plate so I had to get a replacement, but with all that being said, once I fixed it up I don't regret it one little bit.
Mine is a 1941 Mauser produced Luger, with the toggle being replaced by a 1935 Mauser (no story as to why). It is an amazing pistol. The grip, original wood, feels grear, the trigger is great, I love the toggle (though I fully understand why its obsolescent / obsolete), and it is just a great pistol.
That being said, I have to agree, my two biggest areas of complaint are with the sights (take this with a grain of salt because I am not a very good shot) and the safety. I do speak German so that isn't the issue, its just the location and the ovedall design of the safety.
If you’ve ever been sitting in your machine gun nest, and suddenly the treeline started screaming in Russian, go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
if the snow ever started speaking polish go ahead and hit that subscribe button
If the COVID masks ever start speaking Chinese, go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Every damned time, ja?
Wait your still here? I heard those Russian trees get trained by the very best!
Finnish laughed
As a young boy, I'm 58 now, the Luger & the MP-40 , we're my first favorite firearm's. Learned of both from watching very old WWI & WWII war movies. Both used 9 x19 Parabellum ammunition.
Same. Started when I watched the Dirty Dozen movies and TV series
I had to look that one up. I assumed you were referring to the Walther P 38 that replaced the P 08 Luger. Thank you, I now know about the MP 40.
When a youtuber makes more interesting historical movies via intros than Hollywood has made in 20 years
🤨 You're watching the wrong movies then
You need to watch 1917 and Dunkirk.
@@soylentgreen7074 1917, aka running all the time and not killing someone when you had the chance as to alert LITERALLY everyone in a town
You gonna stop watching them Indian bollywood movies haha
Seriously though with production like that he should do a movie.
I have a DWM Luger that was from a bit earlier. She served in the great war and was later rearsonaled. She started life as an artillery model. They gave her a shorter barrel in the 30 caliber. They are very pointable. The sights line up almost as if it were part of the hand. She made it through all of this time with both of her magazines.
Christian Bale really knows his stuff. I guess doing all those movies he took a bunch of classes along the way.
“If I’m aiming at something, say you guys for example” 😂😂😂
Dude the production quality on this intro was better than the last three star wars combined. Holy shit.
I’d say the last 1800, or so. Only 3 good ones, basically identified by having a gorgeous young Carrie Fisher, especially in a bikini 😋
You mean the ones that don't exist?
@@andrewallason4530 3rd movie sucked ngl
@@odsttrooper3724 the Ewoks and the Marauders of Endore? I loved that movie, but i was 10, so please forgive me.
Woops, sorry, just looked it up, came out two years after Return of the Jedi, making it #4, my bad.
Can we get a channel call Forgotten Thumbs where you and Ian review guns together?
I want the history, tip to but, and B roll all in one place.
"Hi every one this is Garand weapons and today we're gonna talk about the Garand like in every other video on this channe thush the name"
When the fake tinnitus ringing brings about my real tinnitus ringing LOL. Keep slapping those cheeks flannel daddy.
Fuckin annoying... But he the video's worth suffering through that lol
Happened to me too.
I god the ringing going on now perfect blend, God I love 105 howitzer
Dude, the production value on that intro... at first I was like, 'What movie did he liberate that footage from? I don't think I've seen... oh shit, he's in it!" you've found some filmmakers that know how to work, awesome!
I love how you can see how happy and enthusiastic he is to do this review and how much he genuinely loves this weapon
Is anyone else waiting for the netflix series ww1 staring plad daddy. Make it happen
Nahh, production quality is way too high for Netflix. This some HBO shit
Plaiddy?
Netflix? That company that traffic's kids?
Nah, plad daddy don't support pedos...
If the Tarkov guys do another series from the USEC perspective, GarandPa needs to be in it. He can bring his own gear.
The very first Angry German video I saw was H&Ks German guy sitting in a coi pond testing the H&K 416 while screaming at me in German. Germans get angry I'll tell you that.
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Kommentarbereich
u just brought back a good memory
Yes we can.
@@spaceisalie5451 it is a very good piece of media that should be seen by all.
Dieser Kommentarbereich ist jetzt Eigentum der BRD 🇩🇪
[Forgotten Weapons shakes]
Ian: “I feel a disturbance...”
My grandfather brought one home from Naples that was taken off a German officer that was captured. It’s in pristine condition. In my 50 years, I’ve only seen dad shoot it a couple of times and that’s been 35 years ago. It’s definitely a show piece.
If you ever ran out of 45.ACP in your Covert ops missions somewhere deep behind Nazi Lines and you had to use German weapons against them, Go ahead and hit that Subscribe button.
Just think how crazy this gun must’ve seemed back in the early 1900s.
A revolutionary piece of weaponry, for sure.
If you ever made sure your Luger was loaded with holowpoints before you came out of your room to get those chicken tendies your mom just made, go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Will hollowpoints load, chamber, and cycle reliably in a P08? 🤔
@@metallicarchaea1820 Sometimes with some P08s and some HPs or JHPs, but I wouldn't bet on it.
LMAO!!!
His voice is so gentle during the trigger testing. It's like talking to a baby in the cradle.
P.S.: the last seconds' speech is very important to hear by all the gun fans.
PLEASE lets have GarandThumb be a movie director PLEEEAAASE
Years ago I was able to get an "Artillery" model of a Luger. Wood stock, snail drum, and 9" barrel. I REALLY need to test it out at the range.
@SPQR - Yes I have it. And the only way it's leaving my possession is from my cold dead hands. Hopefully you understand where I'm coming from.
Did anyone else's eyes start to water when the tinnitus sound kicked in over the already existing LOL
Yep
Yeah had to skip that part
Facts
I was so mad because mornings are my times where it isn’t an issue. And then boom 🤯. Lol
What now?! 😬
Papa Thumb with the fucking epic intros, getting better and better. Who wants Mike to create a short historical based (say, WWI or WWII) film? BRILL
Assuming your Luger has all matching numbered parts, the main keys to it operating properly are power level of the ammunition and magazine spring tension. That's the most critical component. Lugers need HEAVY magazine springs because of the very fast cycle time. Standard recoil spring weight is a whopping 38 pounds. .45 caliber 1911s only need 16 pounds. Even 10mm requires only 23 pounds. So that's a heavy spring in there, and changing it out is something of a strenuous and odd procedure. Insufficient mag springs will routinely cause three-point failure to feed. Just changing magazine springs will usually turn it from an aggravating problem gun into one that runs perfectly. They'll usually feed most any bullet shape as well, and they stay remarkably clean during firing. Oddly so. Any vintage Luger will generally benefit from a complete spring replacement. But especially the recoil and magazine springs. Many, if not most, original magazines are quite battered and should be abandoned as unsalvageable. Disassembly of them is definitely not a job for the inexperienced and should be done rather carefully with an arbor press and a benchblock to support the somewhat thin walls. New Mec-Gar magazines are rather better than the originals. Thicker wall, seamless tube, easier removal of the follower button, and readily available. Definitely the best replacement you can get. If you have a mismatched parts gun, the situation unfortunately changes. Sometimes they can be made to work, but often they're just never really quite right. The only thing to do is attempt to fit still more replacement parts. You just have to get lucky finding ones that work.
Hiram Maxim actually invented the short recoil toggle action for his belt fed machine gun. In the maxim machine gun the toggle broke down instead of up. Hugo Bochart adapted it for pistol use but his pistol was very large and ungainly ( look it up). Georg Luger took the Bochart and turned it into the “Luger”.
It’s always an interesting time in military history when a new technology comes on the scene, rocks everyone’s world, and leads to a plethora of zany designs. Smokeless powder, ironclad armor, heavier-than-air aircraft, etc.
"If you've ever gone full Audie Murphy against a trench full of Hun with only a trusty Luger, go ahead and hit that TOGGLE button."
You mean Sergeant York? 1LT Audie Murphy was in WW2, and he was born after WW1.
Watching new WWI movie, thinking about all of the awards it should win then suddenly the post credits scene: "if you've ever..." Followed by a handgun review
Never knew how much I needed Garand Thumb ASMR until 19:46
Brother! Honorable mention you should 100% do ASMR gun type genre videos…you’re already pretty much accomplishing it with the voice and the mic you’re using, and handling or cleaning of the guns….something I would personally look forward to and I’m sure many who follow you would probably enjoy the same type of ASMR talk type videos! Big fan! Take care!
The only channel where i wish the intro was as long as possible
Luger: "Ja, give me ze hot loads papa"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
daddy thumb has served in both world wars, the cyber war of 2085 and both covenant wars and he still doesn't have time to notice me :(
If only the craftsmanship that went into items of the past were the same now. Great job of showing some love to a beautiful firearm of the past!
I have replaced 1 part on my gen 1 Glock 21, the front sight got broken off. I have put thousands of hours and rounds through it and it still works best when its a little dirty. I have no doubt it will be in perfect working order two hundred years from now.
Borchardt ate too many sauerkraut sandwiches so somebody had to make this for him. Historically accurate.
Georg did a good job reworking the design.
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I mean he was an arrogant dick, he decided the C93 was already perfect and fucked off to play with gas and electricity patents.
"Hans... get ze luger !!!"
Jawohl
Franz, fetch ze flammenwerfer!
@@Sion_Revan in Deutschland sagen wir hanz mach das ding startklar es wird gekämpft für gott,volk und vaterland
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Interesting story. The movie Sgt. York, they show him using the Luger during his heroics. In fact he did use the 1911 in real life. However in the movie they couldn't get the 1911 to function with blanks. So they subbed in the Luger which worked.
some of the best intros in the game. Always entertaining. thx.
In my younger years, I was fortunate to own both a Walther P38 and a Luger . The Luger was the rarer model called the "artillery" model; it had a longer barrel than the standard issue model. In those distant days, one could still buy surplus military weaponry for relatively low prices. Mauser 98's were cheap, cheap, cheap.
And, believe it or not, you could walk into a gun shop, or even a Wards or Sears, and purchase a firearm with no wait and no ID (as long as you were obviously over 18).
The Luger is an engineering thing of beauty. I had no problems at all with it. But I otherwise preferred the far less aesthetically appealing P38. Although not especially accurate, it had some very useful qualities. First, it was a double action semi-auto.
It had a chamber-full indicator which you could feel in complete darkness( a metal pin which projected out when there was a round in the chamber). An obviously VERY useful feature.
And, it quickly and easily could be disassembled and reassembled.
But, alas, because of economic pressures in the past, I sold both of them .
Those two fine guns were just two of the many things I sold in the past which I now wish I had kept. I suspect that is true for a lot of you.
The Luger was/is a thing of beauty...even if you never fire it.
German doesn't sound angry. We are born angry and get better at it as we grow up. Greetings from Krautland.😁
My mom is a German red head from schwienfurt
@@johnhutton929 that's Schweinfurt dude, don't wake the grammar nazi in me.😂 Wondering if you're half angry all the time or full angry 12 hours a day.🤔
@@AN71H3RO Was born in weurtzburg.
Lived in Germany for 13 years. Spoke german before English. And yes im angry all the time. Lol
Hey, I'll have you know that in Bavaria, we don't sound furious ALL the time!
@@thefez-cat I will come visit eventually.
I have a good friend in the Fulda area that wil give me a room to stay.
Anyone else picking up on the hint that Flannel Daddy is setting up his acting/producing career with these amazing intros.
Oh yes! He WILL be *BATMAN!*
If it wasn’t for you Instagram I wouldn’t know you posted. You tube doesn’t give me your notifications.
The flannel daddy cinematic universe where he operates operatingly in every war. Past, present and future.
"German is NOT an ANGRY language!!," My German 1 professor, angrily, after a student's comment on wanting to learn german because it sounds angry
Time to get on the porcelain again boys, the Thumb's coming in hard
Literally sitting on it right now and I plan on not standing up until my legs are numb as fucccc after this video.
My body is ready, to poo and be...comfortably numb.
Is it just me or are the intros getting more and more amazing? Just thinking of an MG-42 intro or a PKM intro..hmmm
By far the best gun channel on youtube - tfd
Enjoyed this! I have my father’s WWII bring back, a 1914 DWM Luger in very good condition. Great pistols!
I absolutely agree on the Mec-gar magazines being fantastic I use them in my Luger and several of my other pistols both vintage and modern.
Starting my day off HARD man
Bro?
@@flawless_Cowboy I know what I said
@@lukasfreeman5116 bruh 😭😭
I’m a sucker for a hot LZ, and rn that LZ is the toilet in my mom’s basement.
I wish I had a basement bedroom. 😥 y'all're lucky. 😂
Of course it’s your moms basement😂
“This weapon is unloaded for you safety nazis out there... Ha! No pun intended.” I LOST IT 😆😆😆😆
@Carmicha3l why are you gay?
@@youraveragereloader649 wHEEZE
@Carmicha3l hitler ?
my grandfather was in the us army during the 60s to 80s and when he was in west Germany he found one in a store and bought it and has kept ever since
Glad you found one that is. Had 4 over the last 50 years couldn't hit a barn with any of them
"They had no direction."
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Yep they basically took his design and made it less bulky
“SGT...yeah another appointment, I’ll be in at 1000”
Resumes flannel daddy video
What are you EASing? When would that ever work? lol
Our favourite muddy boy Karl proved that these things were super reliant in mud, unlike what the fudd lore might suggest.
I have a 1912 DWM luger thats all matching. Cycles everything I have given her very well. I think I only had one time where it didnt lock back. I have used remington UMC, Blazer brass, and Sellier and bellot.
I guess im one of the lucky ones, i inherited a DWM P08 from my grandpa. 1918 with all original parts, and still incredibly accurate. My great grandpa got it from a british officer back in 1944 for a bottle of scotch.
I really love the WW1/2 style intro. We need more of this.
edit: Fat finger at 1,2
WW2
Yeah, the WW1 intros are by far the best, but in my heart nothing beats TF69 and the Hunt for Ron Jeremy
WW2
@@t44e6 thx bro
@@davidhochstetler4068 thx bro
“If you’ve ever clapped Krauts with their own handgun, go ahead and hit that subscribe button...”
Edit: Please don’t make this a political cesspit
@Dylan Leaman Anderson A fellow Nod brother?
America allied with the Bolsheviks
as a german I feel racially discriminated
Bu-but, aT leAsT wE're NOt sPeAkiNg gerMAn.
@Karl Von Eberfeld-Dunquartzhausen right. That's my point. We're told Demographic replacement is preferable to speaking another language.
Him *dresses in WW1 gear*
Us “choke me harder than mustard gas Daddy Garand”
If Garand Thumb was in WW1 would he be Springfield Thumb?
Lugers are awesome. I bought one at a gun show in AZ. It's also a 1917, DWM, though it's a 6" civilian model. I'm not sure where it was originally sold. It came with one period correct magazine with the old wooden mag bottom. It was quite dirty when I got it but cleaned up beautifully with my go-to FrogLube (big fan). It appears all original to me, all numbers matching (except the magazine). I was a little worried about the springs inside, but a little TLC and FrogLube and they look and work great again. I bought a couple of new magazines for it. They're probably Mec-Gar as well since that's a brand I've bought several of. The only "flaw" it has is that someone ground off the lanyard loop, but I kind of like it not being there. I've only taken it to the range once. I ran about 4 mags through it and it performed flawlessly. I shot it at 5', 7' and 10', with 2", 3" and 5" groups respectively. I'm a big 1911 fan and always hoped to find a Luger someday, but I never thought I'd be able to afford one. But I just happened to be at the right place, at the right time, with enough cash to make a deal. And you're right about the trigger. It's almost as good as my 1911s.
1:04 I guess the OG HK slap was invented in 1898
If you've ever been in the tower on the range, and while in a cease fire, played the entire "If you've ever" compilation over the loudspeaker... go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
# SpreadingTheGoodWord
Bob
Damn that’s hilarious
And the tower didn't get shot up by recruits?
Ahh I get it now, Luger's are the male equivalent of Cougars. Thanks Flannel Daddy~
If you've ever had second thoughts about enlisting into a combat MOS after seeing a Garand Thumb intro, go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
I love my all original P08. It is a bring back with original mag, holster, tool and gov papers. It was brought back by the father of a friend.
I own 3 of the system all in 9mm. Their main enemy is first magazine which over 50 years will wear out that's why I have Mecgar replacement or shooter mags. Next is the striker spring and springs will wear out over time from being originals because springs were rarely changed. Last is these pistols were designed to use high pressure powder and projectiles. Use heavy bullets and high pressure powders to make them function reliably. The stir up springs are very strong. Time and age is their main enemy. When first issued brand new to soldiers they are very reliable in function in combat as long as the soldier knew it's function.
Came for the intro, title signs greatness
Georg Luger had the Borchardt C93 for inspiration and Borschardt had Maxims machine gun as inspiration for the toggle lock.
Pao's doughnuts isn't even open yet, can a man get breakfast?!
Lol I got tripped out for a second man, my name's Cooper S. too 😂. Not a common first name, plus the chance of having the same last initial. Thought the Matrix was acting up
@@TucsonHat Howdy partner🤠
I own a West German Sig P220 from 1990 but it also has a N with an eagle above it. In my research it was a testing done to the barrel with (without the page open I might spell it wrong) nitrocellulose rounds that created chamber pressures 20 or 30% more than a standard ball round. It was a proofing stamp done in Germany I would guess for many years.
Were all just kids playing army in the woods with our friends. I love that all these UA-cam channels make it ok for us grown men to continue to throw are kit on and go play with our friends still...I mean "train" were training for the revolution mom leave us alone!!
At this point just do an episode long period piece. The intros are so well done, a little character development and story and you’re set.
+1
"I find it really easy to make 80 to 100 yard shots" Flannel daddy says as he spits in the face of god
Right as I read this , he just said it haha. Great timing!!!
If you ever wanted to say repository, but almost said suppository, but you caught yourself halfway through, go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
I just bought a WWII era G year luger. I couldn't stop thinking about it ever since i saw it on BOB like 20 years ago. Can't wait for it to get here from FL.
i am convinced this guy can make a zip22 look really cool in his intros