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[Andy C.]

Ed, Please explain " in the white" and how you measure the front sight base to get 4". Would this arrangement have been authorized by the German government at the time ?
Thanks

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Andy C.

Ed, Please explain " in the white" and how you measure the front sight base to get 4". Would this arrangement have been authorized by the German government at the time ?
Thanks

Er..I'm not Ed (Thank God! ) but "in the white" means no finish/blue...

For the front sight base, take a look at the Artillery Luger section; look at the front sight bases...and compare them to a 4" barrel front sight base...(Or my pic below - Red lines in my pic point to the FSB)...

Here's a comparison of my S/42 4" barrel to a repro artillery barrel front sight base...I make the arty barrel FSB ~.090" higher...that's the base, not the blade...