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Vlim · 05-01-2008, 04:07 PM

Hi,

This is interesting. Spot welding was not unknown to the WW2 (and pre-WW2) engineers, but the entire construction seems far too complicated to even act as an 'ersatz' version of a German military wartime stock. The wooden details, however, also pretty much rule out a more recent construction (where the use of plastics would make more sense). It is, however, a wonderfully overcomplicated design, something the Germans were good at.

It if was made during the war, for a German military organization, there should be something in the form of acceptance marks on them.

I am leaning towards John's assessment, although I'm thinking more of the 1950s and 1960s, because of the wood/metal combination.

05-01-2008, 04:07 PM	#6
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, This is interesting. Spot welding was not unknown to the WW2 (and pre-WW2) engineers, but the entire construction seems far too complicated to even act as an 'ersatz' version of a German military wartime stock. The wooden details, however, also pretty much rule out a more recent construction (where the use of plastics would make more sense). It is, however, a wonderfully overcomplicated design, something the Germans were good at. It if was made during the war, for a German military organization, there should be something in the form of acceptance marks on them. I am leaning towards John's assessment, although I'm thinking more of the 1950s and 1960s, because of the wood/metal combination.