Luger stocks?

Pete Ebbink · 02-03-2005, 11:19 PM

Hi Steve,

Back to your question about stock lugs on P-08's...one of the going theories is that DWM/Mauser/Krieghoff continued to forge and mill the stock lug so they would have a easy and firm way to hold the frame/gun for final finishing and polishing steps in the manufacturing process.

On first blush...this seems logical and reasonable...but that is a lot of extra milling/machinging to finish the stock lug just to gain a way to hold the frame in a jig for other work...I am not convinced this is the answer...but this is just a WAG on my part...

But the Swiss folks at Bern decided not to build their Swiss lugers with a stock lug and figured out another way to hold a frame firmly during finishing and polishing steps...not sure why the Germans did not come to the same conclusion...

Regards,

Pete...

02-03-2005, 11:19 PM	#8
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Hi Steve, Back to your question about stock lugs on P-08's...one of the going theories is that DWM/Mauser/Krieghoff continued to forge and mill the stock lug so they would have a easy and firm way to hold the frame/gun for final finishing and polishing steps in the manufacturing process. On first blush...this seems logical and reasonable...but that is a lot of extra milling/machinging to finish the stock lug just to gain a way to hold the frame in a jig for other work...I am not convinced this is the answer...but this is just a WAG on my part... But the Swiss folks at Bern decided not to build their Swiss lugers with a stock lug and figured out another way to hold a frame firmly during finishing and polishing steps...not sure why the Germans did not come to the same conclusion... Regards, Pete... Last edited by Pete Ebbink; 02-03-2005 at 11:48 PM.