Loose Breechblock Pin
 

I was looking at a mismatch shooter the other day and the pin connecting the breechblock to the link is loose enough to slip out on its own when the toggle is removed.
I also have a very nice '17 Erfurt with the same situation.
Is this worrisome for firing?
What is the fix?

In service, they offered slightly larger sizes. I was at a friends house and he had 3 or 4 larger sizes. I tried to get a set from him, but he wasn't giving them up :D


Ed

Mike & Ed, I've found quite a range in diameters in the standard unmarked ones. I usually just try a bunch until I find one that is tight. The original manufacturers also made oversize axels, marked from 0.05 to 0.20mm oversized. I have never found a luger that would take anything over the 0.05 one. Mauser used a different approach on their post war Parabellum: by dishing out both side of the axel, one could flare out the edges using the correct size pin punch. TH