The seller will only ship in America according to his ad.

iHola, Miguel!

I checked out this eBay listing and, according to Ron's guidelines for thickness, what is offered seems to be a spring for the 7.65 mm--both leaves appear to be the same in thickness.

Week before last, I had a similar problem. The German seller of parts for Erma .22's I have, replied that they do not ship to the U.S. I posted my woes, and our very own Gerben PMed me, offering one of his contacts, a gentlemen/gun dealer who could probably buy the parts there and send them to me (It's more easily done with parts than an entire gun.). I certainly plan to repay this kindness directly if the occasion ever arises! But, in the meantime, I could do the same for you, in the event you choose to acquire this eBay offering; simply PM me if the need presents itself. I'm not trying to put our Lugerdoc out of business, of course! And his price is better than the listing, regardless.

Well, heck, this could go for any other forum member with such a dilemma. Just give a holler.

p.s. It irks me that such regulations exist. Lack of universality in this realm smacks of what's called Tribal Thinking--basically an "us versus them" approach to life and society., in which our fellow humans are regarded as something else by a localized group which could be of any size. It leads to imperialism, oppression, and war--none of which is really regarded as a good thing by most of us, save the perpetrators and profiteers of this mindset. It is parochial and closed-minded and selfish.

Better, a global community in which ALL individuals share identical rights and responsibilities, are able to pursue thier happinesses, apply themselves, and prosper anywhere on this planet. I have no problem with expressions of the multitude of separate cultures in an historical sense because we all need to know our heritages and their histories--not to divide us, but to give us each a perspective of who and what we are. As citizens of the world, we could go where we want to go, see what we want to see, and do what we want to do while fearing no reasonable man based on the geographical or cultural accident of birth.

DP

Thanks to all for your views and kind assistance. The pistol will remain as is. I will only substitute/obtain firing pin, togle latch magazine and mainspring for/with original parts (which I have already secured). Could anyone provide contact information for Mr. Clark?

Best regards,

If I had a M1900 recoil spring this pitted, I'd also sell it for half price. Also the bend at the end, where it is retained in the frame, looks a bit unusual. TH

You can send Hugh Clark a PM or email him at hhclark@wildblue.net.

-ML

Additional pictures. I would appreciate your comments. I believe the firing pin spring might not be original; I believe original had 18 coils. What do you think?

Best regards,


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As noted in an earlier post, the left grip screw is not original, and should also be replaced.

Thanks Hugh; a couple of original screws are on the way from Tom Heller. However, Tom has confirmed he is out of original firing pins and firing pin springs. I would be very grateful if someone has one available.

Best regards,

It's a beauty.....MIne was 13,300 something...

Glad you are not altering the piece.
Recut or refinished grips look ridiculous on well worn original pistols.
If it was damaged or mismatched, I'd say go ahead.
Like finding an original condition antique bike or car in a barn. Best left with the venerable age spots.
The restoring craze going on is truly alarming to us traditional dinosaurs.
Not cool.
We'll be gone, soon, though,

Thanks Glock30 and MikeP. Mike: I hope guys like you are around for a long time to come!

Best regards,