100 Years Old Luger Pistol Restoration
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2022
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This time I'm taking care of a 1921 DWM P08 Luger that was involved in a garage flooding, together with the one shown in my most recent video. I'm refinishing it with a traditional rust bluing formula, that I took the occasion of sharing with all of you. I'm also explaining how this iconic gun design works, and the challenges of designing a semi-automatic pistol in the last years of the 19th century.
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@@redactedanticretin is it a whole cartridge or just the bullet in the barrel? If it is the bullet have you had luck with a proper ram rod?
How would you recommend I de-rust a barreled swedish mauser, it has heavy surface scale rust not pitting, rust formed in the last couple weeks when a hot water pipe burst while I was away.
@@redactedanticretin a friend of mine had a bullet stuck about 5 inches down his 7mm rem mag bore from a squib load. We ended up removing it by using a 5mm brass rod and a hammer. We Wrapped the action in leather and put it in a vice, we then slid the rod down from the muzzle and tapped the projectile out. Just be sure to use a brass or aluminium rod to prevent barrel damage.
i love guns but i hate hunters
Excellent job thanks from Shoe🇺🇸
best thing about this channel is the firearms are not over-restored, they're honest representations of classic guns
I have been looking for a restoration channel that actually cares to explain methods used and isn't afraid of doing a voiceover for what seems like years now. I'm so glad I've found your channel, the way you go into detail about what methods are good and bad, and why they are is unparalleled. Seriously, you deserve far more subscribers than you currently have.
But that Gun belongs in the trash! Very likely civilians or prisoners of war were murdered with this gun!
Yeah if they don't talk and explain what they are doing in the video, 8 times out of 10 it's fake it seems like
I tried to put back a luger coil, I couldn't put it back after 30 minutes, my uncle comes to help 30 seconds later it is on. Like how.
I had the foolish idea to take it apart for restauration.....Fuck i only get it back in place after 30/45 minutes of fight against the recoil spring. I'll never disassemble this part again x)
To compliced for training on the job Americans, you need a 3 year aprenticeschip with shooling and tests. @@Ysaraos
Is he Argentinian by chance with a military background?
@@coolexploiter1943 nah
Reminds me of how my father tried to assemble the chinese back wheel barrel assembly for bycicle. He couldn't figure it out in 2 month cause he was familiar with Soviet barrel assembly only. Finally he asked me to google it. I found him a video giide and he, histerically laughing, assembled it in a minute.
Georg Luger hat sich mit dieser Pistole ein Denkmal gesetzt. Das ist die schönste Pistole die je gebaut wurde. Sehr gute Restauration die Arbeit hat sich gelohnt Glückwunsch.
Wo findet man sowas
@@user-kk6mj5ru2y Im egun . Voraussetzung man hat eine erwerbsberechtigung . Dieses Modell gib es auch als Luftpistole.
Georg Luger und Rudolf Diesel! Ich bin in Suomi-Finland Finnland geboren, wie waren Waffenbrüder, Anno Dazumal. ua-cam.com/video/OGbr-aAnKTo/v-deo.htmlsi=B8oO6FwlE3gp1xMY
Johannes K. Lindgren
Seh ich auch So.....Das Design und somit die Wirkung des Aussehens, die Ausstrahlung dieser Pistole ist Zeitlos. Eine Ikone unter den Waffen. Wie so viele der Wehrmacht. Hier in meiner Heimatstadt wurden die auch gebaut von der Firma Krieghoff für die Luftwaffe und ich glaub es gibt noch ein paar ältere von Simson ( nachdem auch die Mopeds benannt sind)...ich komm aus Suhl Thüringen!
Die sind weltweit gefragt und die allgemeine Begeisterung steckt auch an. :D Die Videos von Legacy Collectibles zeigen teilweise fast "Fabrikneue" ungenutze Lugers aus dem dritten Reich.....wenn man das sieht, versteht man dass es eine Art Lamborghini Countach unter den Pistolen ist. Ein Kunstwerk. Man will dann sowas einfach haben!
@@axelfunke6527 Ich glaub die Luftpistole von Umarex ist ein kleiner Trost und Ersatz, Den wir uns alle zulegen werden vielleicht!:D Grüsse.
What an absolutely STUNNING restoration! This video taught me better bluing techniques than a dozen hours of research. Carlo you are seriously the man!
You are the man Bob!
Heyyy... What's going on guys, welcome back to the Elementalmaker
That Gun belongs in the trash! Very likely civilians or prisoners of war were murdered with this gun!
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars the gun is not responsible for the deaths. in my opinion it should be preserved as a memorial for those if any who lost their life to it. I very much hate the mentality of destroying things just because they where used be evil men. Also, just because the Nazis used them, dose not mean it was only used by them. Heck, it almost became the standard sidearm for the US military before WW2.
@@lbochtler It is a symbol of of mass murderers. By the way, Nazis is the wrong term. A symbol of the Germans from back then!
Just… utter BRAVO. I’m completely wow’d by this restoration! Love how it’s completely functional now and you showed us shooting it. It turned out beautiful!
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We didn’t shoot it!😁😁
Bravo bince
That Gun belongs in the trash! Very likely civilians or prisoners of war were murdered with this gun!
You can say that for literally any weapon in all of human history.@@GreatPolishWingedHussars
Carlo's restoration vids never cease to amaze me. I wonder how many restorable antique firearms have been destroyed because their owners were unaware that with some knowledge, skill, and TLC a rusted POS can be transformed into something to be treasured and enjoyed.
Thank you for being an honest UA-camr when it comes to restorations. It shows your integrity and I highly respect that.
Thank you very much
Man of all the guns to find and restore this one is a gem.
The owner wasn't nearly as happy as I was 🤣
He's not "Finding" them and restoring them //// He's intentionally rusting them .. but acting like he's "Saving" them ..it's kinda dishonest
@@notnowchief.3089 your grammar sucks, plus you literally have no proof
also, there’s too much rust for him to have done it himself
@@notnowchief.3089 Not that I think you're wrong, but do you have any evidence he intentionally rusted this gun? (And I don't mean the rust which is part of the finishing process.)
The "before" photo looked suspicious to me but I don't have any evidence it looked that way intentionally.
I love how he’s incredibly humble about his work, but completely knocks it out of the park. Amazing job. Really hope he keeps doing these restorations. Some of my favorite UA-cam videos to watch now. Please keep doing more. Also I love how he gives the info about what he does too.
"incredibly humble"...lol He's intentionally rusting the pistols ...then gets horads of comments and views as if he saved something that was brought back... 🙄
@@notnowchief.3089 You know that rust bluing is traditional Gunsmithing practice? It’s used to but the dark blue/ black color on a gun. He intentional creates the thin layer to convert the red oxide to a black oxide.
This is literally the way the original manufactures coated the gun…
Also it would be stupid to intentionally damage the firearm so he could restore it. It would lose most all collector value, no way he destroys them from the start
You spell this sort of horde with an e.
But that Gun belongs in the trash! Very likely civilians or prisoners of war were murdered with this gun!
Such a joy seeing a legendary gun like this being restored by such a proffesional hand! Incredible!
I happened up on this and as all here say- great job my friend! Bringing an iconic firearm back to shootable AND really good looking shape!! It sure is more difficult than one may believe but you sure did well. I love my original 1918/1920 double date Luger. It has a short, very light trigger pull but shoots very well. It is in our collection we take to the range and allow other shooters that have not had the experience of firing these amazing firearms. Thank you for your great tips and content. Please keep them coming!!
I am loving this gun restoration video series.
Fantastic restoration! I need to get the components together to attempt a rust blue. I have a Colt 1903 pocket hamerless that I picked up pretty inexpensively because of the finish. It isn't in the white but definitely missing a lot of bluing. It doesn't have any specific collector value so I may attempt a rust blue. Thankfully there is no iron oxide on it.
can i have your Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistol?
Some of those (I think it depends on the year?) had a proper blue bluing, which is a bit harder to replicate, but I'll cover it in a future video if I get the chance. You can still go for the black rust bluing anyway
@@Backyard.Ballistics Colt's Royal Blue was unique. It was an extensive process with several steps and lots of hand polishing. From what I could find it was a hot blue process using charcoal among other things. I wish you luck trying to emulate it. It looks like a deep blue mirror when done properly.
Check out Anvil Gunsmithing on UA-cam, he's done some videos with an easy rust blueing chemical available in the US. Not sure if it's available elsewhere.
The moment that really got me into watching this channel was when a Brit tried to convince me that taking an angle grinder to an MG-42 to remove the rust was a good idea. He also told me I'd have to "repaint" it afterwards. It's nice to watch these videos sometimes and know that I'm not going crazy
This is great. One point I would like to make for anyone trying this is that you should really try to remove all springs before boiling. Boiling water is not hot enough to alter the heat treat of a spring, but the thermal cycling can cause springs to crack. If you absolutely cannot remove the spring, then you should make any temperature changes as gradual as possible. This is obviously not a problem if replacement springs are widely available, but is an important consideration for 'V' springs on older guns, which might not be available to buy, and can be very difficult to fabricate.
Thank you for taking us through your bluing process. I just use a degreaser and a cold blue for touch ups. But have never used the old process you show here. A very nice restoration for sure of a 101 year old Lugar.
We're always here for Backyard Ballistics 💪
This is your best restoration video so far, nice catch on the wire wheel brush scars
What a genuinely fascinating video! The gun looks awesome at the end and, I have to be honest and say, that I didn’t know there were multiple methods of blueing, so it was great to see a process I didn’t know about. You definitely have one more subscriber in me and the only bad news, is that I am going to be tired tomorrow because I’ve spent too long tonight catching up on all of your previous videos!
I never fail to be enthralled with your videos. Your gun knowledge and wisdom are far greater than your young age would suggest.
First class!
One of the FINEST works you have done, I am entirely overjoyed you brought that Luger back into superb condition! In my opinion this is your best video yet, 15/10!!
Absolutely fantastic restoration. Love watching these videos where you bring these old damaged firearms back to life.
That was incredibly brilliant!
Awesome and historic weapon!
And I love that you explain everything you need to do to restore it, as opposed to most channels that just show you, and say nothing.
Subscribed.
You're incredibly modest, that's great work. Your attention to detail and knowledge is something else. Look forward to your next video!
It's so beautiful! Almost looks like it just rolled off the assembly line! Marvelous job, man, seriously!
One of the best restorations of an iconic gun I've ever seen! You are a true master of your craft :)
The narration was the best part of the entire clip. Most videos like this have no narration. I learned so much because of you explaining WHY you were doing things
WOW!! This is an incredible restoration of what looked like a piece that was beyond hope. Great job.
Absolutely incredible! You’ve saved another history piece yet again. The Luger looks brand new
You did an exquisite job with bringing that P08 to life! Your skills are amazing and I hope that Luger will serve you for many years to come. Cheers.
Great job on restoring an iconic piece of history. The P-08 was an innovative weapon in its day, and to see one brought back to firing condition after decades of neglect, is truly amazing.
The C96 is still the coolest looking gun.
And fully auto versions?
Ultra cool.
Awesome work! Glad to see you’re able to give a new life to such piece of history.
Bravo davvero 👍
Wow this is sick!
Such an honor to have you here!😁
Your approach is commendable, instead of saying: I did this and now it looks awesome! You use the scientific method of theory, hypothesis, observation and confirmation which allows us to learn along with you. Thanks for the great videos!
Love the restoration and appreciate the extra information on processess used and how the gun operates. Nice one!. 👍
Beautifully done restoration! Very nice.
I wish "Georg Luger" himself could see how much respect you gave his creation, somebody neglected.
These videos are great. Not just the restoration, which is great on its own, but i appreciate the chemistry and scientific explanation(s) of the process you're using. Thank you!
I think this is the best restoration yet on the channel. Very nice work.
Yes man! You seem to have finally cracked the algorithm! After all these years of top tear gun content you finally get the recognition you deserve! Hope there are many more subscribers coming your way and many more videos our way :D
I was just looking over your last upload then go to the channel to find another wonderful video and get treated to a fresh upload, thank you for the great start to my day😁
Amazing restoration. My grandad has an original Luger from 1935 and it looks just as good as his. Your extremely talented keep up the great work
You are the real deal. Awesome work, this is art. Thanks for sharing with us.
WOW that was so beautifully saved. Thank you for salvaging a saving such a important part of history.
he didn't "Salvage" the pistol ..he intentionally Rusted it ...and acts like this it was a lost to time piece /// and then gets praised for the restoration as if he saved something ...
I bought two boxes of old tools at an estate sale some years ago. Upon going through the boxes I discover two Lugars and a P-38. Both were badly corroded. After cpm0lete restoration and new springs they are both functioning as intended. Great job on your pistol.
Far out
bros luck is maxxed out
Shows everything, including things that didnt go according to plan and little mistakes. Fair play to you for being so transparent. Hard thing to find on YT. Love your videos, they are unendingly interesting. Thank you
You did an absolute amazing job bringing this pistol back to life
The Luger looks beautiful. It doesn't look like new, but it looks like a well cared for piece. Very nice job!
Man I love the look and actions of Lugers
Nicely done restoration! I hope that you will continue making videos like this! The old ways of gun smithing are being lost! Thank you for the traditional ways of bluing!
Damn! That looks great. I never would have imagined that a gun so rusty can be restored to what looks nearly brand new! Amazing job 🗜️
Absolutely gorgeous! This reminds me of another video where a 1917 US Army Colt .38 special was restored in a similar fashion. Oddly enough modern Colt Springs fit the old revolver thus keeping the iconic old-school look with new school performance.
Wow... just wow... good job sir. Thank you for saving such historical pieces.
Lovely work. So nice to see that pistol looking so good again.
I’ll be honest, I fully expected you to take a wire wheel at that beautiful Luger like most “restoration” channels. Then you converted the rust and slow rust blued!
Made a subscriber out of me my friend 👍
"It's like pokemon, except you look for animals instead of pokemon, and you shoot them instead of catching them" HAHAHAHA classic. Thumbs up just for that hilarious line.
Nice job! Fantastic restoration of the finish.
Came out beautiful! Excellent quality work.
You sir are an amazing gunsmith. Love the restoration videos! Yours skill set is admirable. Best wishes!
One of the most beautiful handguns in the world. Amazing job!
Indeed! The P08 is an absolute icon. Shooting, its grip has a unique form, it works very well.
Another fantastic restoration. Brilliant job once again.
It was a pleasure to watch you doing it. I appreciated especially all the explanations you provided while filming. The final result is astonishing to say the least.
Definitely one of the best looking handguns ever designed.
Very nicely saved and I appreciate very much that you take your time to explain the different methods used!
Looking forward to the next upload!
Это пистолет фашистской Германии . Сколько человек было убито из него во время,войны 1941...45 года ?
A company here in the USA actually made Stainless Steel Luger P08s that are very nice to look at. Shoot just the same as well.
Lugerman makes excellent brand new dwm quality guns if you have the coin
I remember there were some of them available in the 1990s at a local gun shop. I think the manufacturer was Mitchell Arms?
There was a stainless version an a black version which I think to remember being painted. Those should be used for shooting to keep the original ones for collection.
@@M8Military In my opinion: There's just way better stuff to buy than a PA made in house Lugar that would be rust blued. I do like the Carry model they make but it's too expensive for the limits it would offer being a luger design. I'll have to revisit the idea when I have 5K to toss round. It would have to have an adjustable rear sight though. The stuff made today is way better than the old stuff. But that barrel will relax set like everything else & it'll need to be laser bored to the sight alignment. And believe me no gun shoots exactly the same after a few years as it did when new.
@@opinionsvary You're telling all about theory. In fact, we have competitions here where only ordonnance pistols are allowed, lugers are very precise and win those competiotions very often.
@@Felix-fy7ki In my opinion: Should learn to keep your feelings in your back pocket when approaching social media. Lugar's aren't used much in the US as they weren't all that reliable then as they would be now. No theories here. We have the worlds best competition shooters & I can't think of one who would use or had used a Lugar to win anything. The recoil pulse would be extremely terrible on that weapon making it a very poor choice for competition & military ops.
Being a gun nut love what you do to bring back the guns thank you for what you do
Fantastic restoration and a great chemistry lesson as well, great job.
This guy is definitely not a shooter, he is shaking so much when shooting, but a real good restorator! Respect!
I’m absolutely amazed at how unbelievable this restoration was. This pistol looked like is was beyond any help or hope, but the final restore completion was incredible. The Luger, along with the 1911, is one of the most iconic and recognized pistols in the world, and this Luger was finished beautifully. One thing I learned from this video is how little I know about gun restoration. The whole process was a little too complicated for me; but your work on restoring this gun was excellent.
nothing is incredible this is Fake. And as a Historian I can say he destroy this gun.
@@Jechidat_Oketz how the fuck are people coming to the conclusion that this is fake? YOU CAN SEE THE FUCKING PITTING!
@@Jechidat_Oketz You can say whatever you want, doesn't make it true.
Beautiful restoration of a 100 year old Luger.
I own a 1921 German Luger and enjoy shooting with it.
Great video
Fantastic job!!! The difference from start to finish is remarkable!!
Well explained thank you
Que arma linda, parabéns pela restauração 👏👏
Absolutely fasicinating! Your explanation of everything you did was educational and so interesting. Great channel.
Absolutely beautiful. Fantastic job. Great to see you fire it.
What an incredible job (as always!)
Good to see you have a sponsor too :D
About time a sponsor arrived at this outstanding firearms channel! I've had good results with a hydrogen peroxide / table salt solution as a rust inducer. An ultra fine stainless steel ire wheel as used by jewellers is also great for 'carding'.
I'd suggest to use the zinc-salammoniac formula I showed in the carcano video together with hydrogen peroxide. it has a much lower tendency for pitting than table salt. a simpler but better alternative to plain salt would be using ferric chloride or ammonium chloride (both around 2% solution)
@@Backyard.Ballistics Thanks for the suggestion. Re the salt and pitting, I found that was easily mitigated by using it sparingly in the solution, applying it very thinly & evenly with a cotton ball and not leaving it to rust for more that a few minutes at a time. It's very aggressive but consequently fast. If you leave it too long it does pit terribly. I nearly ruined a set of stock fittings for a BRNO Model 1 rifle learning that leasson.
Did not know I needed this channel in my life
Lovely gun and lovely restoration. Well done sir!
Fantastic video with an amazing restoration result!
Did you treat the inside of the barrel or in a special way or just cleaning and oiling?
just brushed it. This gun wasn't really damaged on the inside, and the rust coat was very light, it only spent a couple weeks wet
It's great work. I think I would enjoy these more if you started each video with a 5 second demo of how each gun is cleared safe.
What happened to "personal responsibility "?
@@Filmfist that's why I'm asking
Nice explanation of the Rust Blue process, it takes time for sure. I am surprised you did not do the "Straw" color on the take down lever, trigger and safety. Perhaps this did not have it originally as some were blued, but it sure does set the P08 off nicely with this touch. Nice job on the grips too. I usually let them soak in detergent solution and water overnight and usually just brush clean once all the oil is removed and they have that milky finish, but you did this with such patience and care. Nice video, thx.
Danke, dass du eine deutsche Pistole restauriert hast, ich bin teilweise Deutscher, also hat es mich glücklich gemacht
Thank you for restoring a German Luger pistol I’m part German so it made me happy
I am metal detecting and collecting guns for years. I found many of P08 and in really bad conditions. This gun was maybe for 14 days on rain and mud outside. Even wooden grips are ok....
Merci beaucoup ! Je pensais qu'il y avait que des gens bête ou naïf. Vous êtes le seul à voir que c'est du fake ça fais plaisir
Awesome work! You gotta work on your stability though your hands are shaking visibly when aiming and your return to point of aim is very stuttered. I’d like to see accuracy tests with these old guns!
This is fantastic! i’m well versed in this method of steel-bluing and yours came out very well. I was pleasantly surprised to see this on a restoration video. keep up the good work!
As usual a very informative and helpful video. Once again you have saved a fine old firearm and made it a useful tool as it should be. Thank You.
Unfortunately my late Grandpa never told where exactly he threw away his Pistol, at the end of the war.
When I watch your videos it makes me wish I could find projects like this to work on. I'm an amateur gunsmith still but I could definitely handle projects like these. Sadly guns in this rusted state are hard to find for some reason wherever I look.
That’s because it’s faked
Could you elaborate how you know it is fake?
@@calebsmith6202 It's not, he's just one of those trolls who posts "It's fake" on every single video they watch bc they have nothing of value in their life so they try to shit on other people to compensate.
@@jb1800 how is it fake when he's literally video taping the process in real time?
@@dmytro732 Right, I was hoping to challenge him to at least defend his assertion a little harder. It's a wonder why anyone would try and undermine something like this, maybe it's an inferiority thing.
Absolutely a fantastic rebluing,,wow incredibly done looks new!!!!
And you got it back into shooting shape. Great job!
I believe the trigger is the wrong color and should be straw yellow
The rust paint job is nice. Almost realistic.
its sad how no one gets this
Watch his other videos, it isnt faked :/
@@RandomGuy0127 Woosh, right over your head.
@@Jack_Nack shit ye got me
@Kidcolbinater1 Again, woosh, right over your head.
Bravo!!! A great job and your comments are as clever as unpretentious!! A wonderful video, thank you!!!
It looks beautiful. Great work.
Wth, do you guys really not see how fake these restoration videos are? Are you kidding me?
It isnt faked, he made a video exposing fakers.
@@RandomGuy0127 It's literally a freaking paint
@@ing.hemoroid9938 Nope, look further into it and maybe you will actually see that it isnt just "paint"
@@RandomGuy0127 How come every single gun has the same amount of rust? How could he even find a gun 90 years old with 20 years of rusting? You think 20 years ago someone just said to himself ''well, let's throw this luger in a pond, i don't give a shit it's worth the same as my car''
And even if it really is real, anyone could restore a gun with so little amount of rust. The guy literally gets rid of it with a napkin bro
Once again, a video of a relic that was deliberately buried in acidic soil and then restored. How is it that the inside of the pistol is still clean and oily at the factory settings on the first day? 😆😁
Well done restoration and saving this iconic historical pistol.
Very nice restoration, no own modifications and excellent quality 👏