Luger Drummag

**Sebastian** · 12-11-2011, 10:30 AM

Tom, I have two lugers, not artilery but regular, witch I saw in Normandie (Museum) haveing a drum mag!

**talltom** · 12-11-2011, 10:41 AM

sebastian indeed you are correct normal lugers would have used these but mainly by stormtroopers so they could have a larger capacity magazine but on a smaller gun so that they could clear a trench easier as the artillery luger is a lot longer and more cumbersome. it would have to be on a ww1 luger thought as i don't think these were ever produced after the war.....

**Sebastian** · 12-11-2011, 11:05 AM

So this magazin is not a reproduction? Right?

**talltom** · 12-11-2011, 11:07 AM

its original..........

**Sebastian** · 12-11-2011, 11:58 AM

got to be sure you know

**jfxcushman** · 12-11-2011, 11:59 AM

Sebastian, You can try posting this on the Jan Still Luger forum. There are several very knowledgable collectors of Snail Drum Magazines there that will be glad to help you. I do not own a snaildrum, so I can't really help you wrt the originality of this piece.
Google Jan C Still Luger Forum, registration is free. The price , if it is original, is a reasonable price. The piece looks in decent condition, and if it functions properly, then it is desirable.
Jerry

**Sebastian** · 12-11-2011, 01:55 PM

I saw this item and I though, damn I need this for my Luger collection

I'm looking to buy more Lugers in the future, it might be the sexyest gun ever made, atleast I think so

**COLT 1911A1** · 12-13-2011, 09:40 AM

by Sebastian

I saw this item and I though, damn I need this for my Luger collection

I'm looking to buy more Lugers in the future, it might be the sexyest gun ever made, atleast I think so

If you can afford it, buy it Sebastian, 'cause snail-drums are pretty scarce and when you find them they cost a fortune.
Regards, Thanos.

**Sebastian** · 12-15-2011, 08:01 AM

Did they make these after the war?
Do we know it's been used in WW2?

**COLT 1911A1** · 12-15-2011, 09:46 AM

by Sebastian

Did they make these after the war?
Do we know it's been used in WW2?

I'm noway an expert on Lugers but from the archive i got, together with a quick search in the web, no snail drum (trommel) magazines were produced after WWI due to restrictions imposed to the defeated Germany by the allies ; no 9mm Luger was produced too up to the early '30s when Adolf Hitler seized power of the State.
All new Lugers from 1918 up to early '30s bore a shorter barrel and a cal. of 7.65mm (.32 ACP). Existing Lugers were reworked by Simson & Co. To wrap things up, it's a pretty sure assumption to state that trommel magazines were not used in WWII being awkward to carry in a non automatic weapon, no trench clearing warfare was up and since MP 40 was handy.
Best regards, Thanos.