[Mauser720]

Zamo -

My first Luger was a $165.00 "shooter" that looked a lot like the one you have acquired. However, it functioned perfectly, and would empty a magazine flawlessly just as quickly as you could pull the trigger.

Since you probably are going to replace the trigger it might be interesting to see what could be done with the old pitted one. Have you heard of "Liquid Steel"?

If you cleaned the old pitted trigger, you might be able to put Liquid Steel in those pits. Then you could use whetstone to flatten the repaired sides of the trigger. (It appears that the pits are on the side. But if they are also on the part of the surface the index finger fulls, then you will need to use fine emory cloth on that surface too.)

Then you could paint the trigger with a flat black epoxy paint. You would only want to do this on the ouside part of the trigger that is visible, never the interior parts. I've had good luck with flat black epoxy paint on exposed metal surfaces.

I actually do not know if this would work or not; however, since you are probably going to get a replacement trigger anyway, this would be an interesting "project." Just a thought.

Mauser720 - Ron