1920 Commercial Restoration for a Young Lady

lugerholsterrepair · 02-24-2012, 09:54 AM

Last Summer I got a very rusty pistol that had to be hammered apart with a wooden dowel down the barrel. My firing pin turned out just like this one after beating the pistol into submission. I then had to use an easy out to extract the pin from the breech block. I think..had I thought it over this may have been prevented..it's been some time since I did it but mechanically it should be possible to remove a part of the toggle that cocks the pistol and this part would be saved from the forces that broke it off.

Thor · 03-07-2012, 05:28 PM

Putting this one back together, really nice. Hugh did a superb job fixing and restoring the grips which had a missing safety chip on the left grip that was also cracked in two places. His work is just outstanding. Also have a brand new magazine for this nice commercial Luger from GT, with a walnut colored wood bottom perfect for a DWM Luger. WOW, you guys make these Lugers look great. Also, thanks to Tom Heller for a replacement firing pin. We went with a vented pin (WWII type) to replace the broken one. Will take a couple of dress up pictures of this Luger for a little lady in a day or two.
Here are the grips in the condition I found them when the gun was delivered to my shop for repairs.

Here are the grips after Hugh showing the cracks before repairs.

Neil Young · 03-07-2012, 07:24 PM

Thanks for this thread Ted. This old pistol hasn't led a pampered life, has it. I'm really looking forward to seeing the majic that is about to happen.

Neil

02-24-2012, 09:54 AM	#1
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Last Summer I got a very rusty pistol that had to be hammered apart with a wooden dowel down the barrel. My firing pin turned out just like this one after beating the pistol into submission. I then had to use an easy out to extract the pin from the breech block. I think..had I thought it over this may have been prevented..it's been some time since I did it but mechanically it should be possible to remove a part of the toggle that cocks the pistol and this part would be saved from the forces that broke it off. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

03-07-2012, 05:28 PM	#2
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 971 Times in 277 Posts	Putting this one back together, really nice. Hugh did a superb job fixing and restoring the grips which had a missing safety chip on the left grip that was also cracked in two places. His work is just outstanding. Also have a brand new magazine for this nice commercial Luger from GT, with a walnut colored wood bottom perfect for a DWM Luger. WOW, you guys make these Lugers look great. Also, thanks to Tom Heller for a replacement firing pin. We went with a vented pin (WWII type) to replace the broken one. Will take a couple of dress up pictures of this Luger for a little lady in a day or two. Here are the grips in the condition I found them when the gun was delivered to my shop for repairs. Here are the grips after Hugh showing the cracks before repairs. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

03-07-2012, 07:24 PM	#3
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 552 Thanks: 567 Thanked 449 Times in 170 Posts	Thanks for this thread Ted. This old pistol hasn't led a pampered life, has it. I'm really looking forward to seeing the majic that is about to happen. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

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