Sean, it sounds like you are to willing to jump in and beat yourself up, there should have been some good LF folks at the show, as I hear talk of the show here all the time, should have hooked up with one of them, now if the "hold back" is what I call the "hold open" device, and it is mis matched, I would not consider it the worst thing that could happen. Its a part often broken in heavy use, often replaced in the field and when I am looking for a pure collection grade piece for my Weimar police collection, I do not let a mis matched hold open device stand in my way in considering buying the gun.....as for red faced mistakes we all have made 'em....I think I am putting together a good police collection, but as it has been said before, I paid my tuition at Luger University, learned and went on....I wish you the very best, and do not let this get you down, count your blessings as we are indeed lucky to be able to buy one gun in a world where so many go without.
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