Description
5/8/25 - Developed in the early 1900s, the Luger Carbine was conceived as a compact and agile lightweight sporting rifle. The heart of the weapon is an enlarged Luger pistol with a steel hanger integrated into the front of the frame to serve as a mount for a spring accelerator equipped forearm, which in turn helps properly cycle the extended barrel and a 1908-style stock lug on the back strap. Fitted with ramped polished bead front sight and 4-position sliding notch rear sight on the barrel, which is marked "J. CANEDO 611 RIVADAVIA 611 BUENOS AIRES" on top. Juan Canedo was the successor of Don Alfredo Gottling, and his shop, also known as "Casa Canedo" (the House of Canedo) and "La Portena", was a major importer of American and European firearms, the latter known to include presentation-quality Lugers, which then represented the cutting edge of handgun technology. The blank chamber is proofed "crown/B/crown/U" on the left side, with a recessed flat top bolt, "DWM" marked front toggle, and a set of lock-equipped dished toggles. The small parts are finished in straw, with niter blue pins and springs, checkered grips and a nickel finished magazine with an unmarked hardwood base. Matching partial serial numbers are present on the inside of the Schnabel tip forearm and the mounting iron of the straight stock, both featuring sharp checkering and sling swivels, and the later fitted with a serrated horn buttplate. The included case is black leatherette construction with a blue velvet interior, with a hand-marked test target numbered to the pistol secured to the inside of the lid, showing a 4 inch group at 75 yards off-hand fire. The case has space for the pistol and stock, as well as the following included accessories; a brown leather sling, carbine-length cleaning rod (brass shaft, steel handler/oiler), a German-marked tin of petroleum jelly, three extra magazines, and two boxes of ammo marked for the "Karabiner Parabellum". Both boxes of ammo are marked "No. 417A. The "A" in the number designates carbine cartridges. This pistol was restored by Gale Morgan, one of the foremost restorers of Luger pistols in the world. The finish appears like new, but the bore does show some use with frost and wear to the rifling. Case also has a test target with the serial written on it and some spent casings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsfQm_MZzt8
