Mitchell Arms P.08

[Diver6106]

I imagine it was what remained after the police cut up the frame and breechblock as the ATF parts of the pistol. Confiscated, but owner allowed to keep non-ATF parts? I think this is how many 'parts kits' end up on the market. Sometimes the cut frame or crunched receiver is included, even with machine guns that are demilled.

The only other item missing is a magazine, but I presume a standard Luger mag would fit. Otherwise, Mitchell mags do show up for sale or maybe a standard one can be modified. Just another pistol project of mine.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Diver6106

I imagine it was what remained after the police cut up the frame and breechblock as the ATF parts of the pistol. Confiscated, but owner allowed to keep non-ATF parts? I think this is how many 'parts kits' end up on the market. Sometimes the cut frame or crunched receiver is included, even with machine guns that are demilled.

The only other item missing is a magazine, but I presume a standard Luger mag would fit. Otherwise, Mitchell mags do show up for sale or maybe a standard one can be modified. Just another pistol project of mine.

I just got ahold of a portion of the frame of a small frame Llama .380 that had what the seller called the "California Crunch." I asked if it was available while buying a spare thumb safety, and bingo. Since the Llama is a mini-1911 (spittin' image) its safety lever must also be carefully fitted. I bored a hole in the frame segment on its right side, and I'm hoping to be able to look inside my impromptu jig and see what is going on with all the mechanical interfaces there, after I install the "patient"gun's parts in this cut-away stand-in.

The originals will fit, really sloppy, into a stainless Luger. Fattening them up with strips of masking tape will help. Feeding may or may not happen correctly. Stainless Luger mags are too fat for an original Luger.

[DTR04]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

The originals will fit, really sloppy, into a stainless Luger. Fattening them up with strips of masking tape will help. Feeding may or may not happen correctly. Stainless Luger mags are too fat for an original Luger.

It depends. My Mitchell Arms Stainless uses a magazine identical and interchangeable with original mags. I believe the "fat" magazines are for later Stoeger Lugers. Both were made by Aimco. I read somewhere that Stoeger was developing a .40 S&W version which required thicker magazines. The 9mm frames were modified but, the .40 cal. version was never marketed.

[Rick W.]

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