{"id":29970,"date":"2026-07-20T15:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/a-platinum-luger-built-on-the-eve-of-ww2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:45:33","slug":"a-platinum-luger-built-on-the-eve-of-ww2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/a-platinum-luger-built-on-the-eve-of-ww2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Platinum Luger Built on the Eve of WW2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RiR45Kcj9wg?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This factory platinum-plated Krieghoff P.08 Luger was completed in the final days of peace before World War 2. <\/p>\n<p>And this presentation Krieghoff P.08 is one of only an estimated 10 known to have been produced. It combines spectacular factory oak leaf engraving, carved ivory grips, matching platinum-plated accessories, and remarkable documented history. <\/p>\n<p>Dated August 15, 1939 \u2014 mere days before the outbreak of WW2 \u2014 it represents the absolute pinnacle of Krieghoff Luger collecting and one of the finest presentation Lugers ever offered.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Platinum-Plated Krieghoff P.08 Luger<br \/>00:41 \u2013 August 15, 1939: A Luger Finished Before World War II<br \/>01:32 \u2013 Cased Presentation Luger with Matching Platinum Accessories<br \/>02:19 \u2013 Why Krieghoff Lugers Were Built for the Luftwaffe<br \/>03:22 \u2013 Factory Oak Leaf Engraving &#038; Relief Carved Ivory Grips<br \/>04:17 \u2013 One of the Rarest Presentation Lugers Ever Made<br \/>05:07 \u2013 Hermann G\u00f6ring, Luftwaffe History &#038; This Luger&#8217;s Legacy <\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#Luger #WorldWar2 #WW2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This factory platinum-plated Krieghoff P.08 Luger was completed in the final days of peace before World War 2. And this presentation Krieghoff P.08 is one of only an estimated 10 known to have been produced. It combines spectacular factory oak leaf engraving, carved ivory grips, matching platinum-plated accessories, and remarkable documented history. Dated August 15,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/a-platinum-luger-built-on-the-eve-of-ww2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Platinum Luger Built on the Eve of WW2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":29971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}