Prototype's dies

drbuster · 10-09-2005, 05:41 PM

Ron, I guess the frame would have to have come from a 1902 carbine as the stock lug looks very much a part of the frame and doesn't show any photo evidence of being welded on. Also, if I recollect correctly, the 1902 carbines that I have been fortunate to examine personally, all have had the full thickness grip safety and third type safety lever. These findings on the AvT Luger make one wonder why a fabricator in Waffenfabrik USA would have gone to all the trouble to find a second type safety lever and narrow grip safety to put on it, or was it just an attempt to confuse? Just taking a re-look at the photos of this piece make one marvel at how well it appears to be made and finished. I find it very hard to question the wisdom and experience of Charles Kenyon, but I would love to see in writing what there was about this piece to make him feel it was not an original presentation piece.

10-09-2005, 05:41 PM	#39
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Ron, I guess the frame would have to have come from a 1902 carbine as the stock lug looks very much a part of the frame and doesn't show any photo evidence of being welded on. Also, if I recollect correctly, the 1902 carbines that I have been fortunate to examine personally, all have had the full thickness grip safety and third type safety lever. These findings on the AvT Luger make one wonder why a fabricator in Waffenfabrik USA would have gone to all the trouble to find a second type safety lever and narrow grip safety to put on it, or was it just an attempt to confuse? Just taking a re-look at the photos of this piece make one marvel at how well it appears to be made and finished. I find it very hard to question the wisdom and experience of Charles Kenyon, but I would love to see in writing what there was about this piece to make him feel it was not an original presentation piece.