bitten by the Bug again

[lugerholsterrepair]

The Navy rear sight is a fake too..

The picture of the rear grip strap..the wooden grip does not fit at all..It should be flush and flat.

I am curious to know something..in several photo's it appears the top cannon is jutting out beyond the frame just slightly. Will this pistol koch and fire?

Usually if the top comes forward of the frame it throws the trigger lever away from the sear and the pistol is unable to fire.

[Norme]

Originally Posted by Arminius

Have I been taken?

Hi Hermann, Yes, I'm afraid so. If it helps any, you're in good company, several very experienced collectors have been had too. Just for the record, please let us know the full, four digit serial number. Is there a suffix letter below the serial number on the front of the frame?
Regards, Norm

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

I am curious to know something..in several photo's it appears the top cannon is jutting out beyond the frame just slightly...

I am puzzled by this also...With the locking bolt ['takedown lever'] in 'locked' position it should not be possible for barrel extension ['receiver'] to stick out like that...

I have recently read of a mismatch like that, but it was on a pistol with a ground down extension lug...Maybe your lug is ground??? Or maybe the locking bolt has metal removed???

I think that you paid too much, and I would be more concerned with that, than with whether it is a reproduction or original...But I am not a collector, and if I were shopping for a 'Navy', I would be happy with this repro...But only if it was offered for about 1/3 what your price was...

Edit: I combined the two pics of the C/M's to compare 'floating' with 'nested', and now that I look at the front of the frame, I wonder if perhaps the frame was shaved to remove the original serial number...