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Unread 07-03-2008, 04:00 PM   #9
Dwight Gruber
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Originally posted by Ron Wood
I don't know if it is true or not, but I have been told that in the late 1800s-early 1900s, the British had the most standardized thread patterns of that era so many weapons builders and other industries used their specifications...The Luger grip screws are also British and not metric.
Interesting. Remember, that the pre-P08 barrel caliber stamps were in the British "guage" system.

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I have heard the British thread pattern is also called a "Whitworth" thread or something like that.
Ah, yes, hearkens back to my Triumph motorcycle days...

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