LugerForum Discussion Forums - View Single Post - Should I be disapointed, Part 2

Weasel505 · 01-07-2010, 03:06 PM

OK, I asked for it. Too bad you guys can’t hear me banging my head against the wall.

Thanks much to all who commented. And to LugerVern, yes the receiver has been notched for the rear sight, the rear toggle has no V sight.

I just got done looking at the afflicted area under a medium-power microscope, and have determined the following:

· The area under the barrel and receiver have an index mark; it lines up, but wasn’t struck at the same time (that is, looks rematched)
· The area under the barrel has a bore diameter marking of 8.84; however, the top (toward the muzzle) approximate one-half of the stamping has been filed and/or buffed out
· The serial number (2370) has been badly struck over partially filed or buffed-out numbers, which appear to be 1741
· The 0 is a different font from the 0 on the side of the receiver
· The h below the serial number has been buffed almost to obliteration (and why is there a letter here? I thought they were only marked on the front of the frame?)
· The h in the serial number is a different font than the h on the frame, which actually may be a k
· The eagle (?) marking on the side of the barrel is different from the one on the right side of the receiver

So, 1) the original number 1741, the h, and the 8.84 were partially filed (file marks observable) and then buffed; then 2) the number 2370 was very sloppily struck over the former numbers; and finally 3) the affected area was touch-up blued.

So the barrel is a force-match to the rest of the gun. Also explains the mismatched sight parts. But who would go to all the trouble to renumber a barrel and do it so badly? And to leave remnants of the previous markings? Seems to me that you could remove the serial number and keep the 8.84 intact, but they didn’t. Like they didn’t care what it looked like.

I’m probably reading too much into this, but this looks to me like an arsenal repair/rework job. If it was some present-day scumbag trying to boost a gun they would have done a better job. A German armorer wouldn’t care what it looked like, just so it’s fixed and functioning (and properly serialized).

Any comments? Thanks for reading. This post is entitled, “Grabbing at Straws”.

Bob

01-07-2010, 03:06 PM	#15
Weasel505 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Some speculation from the microscope OK, I asked for it. Too bad you guys can’t hear me banging my head against the wall. Thanks much to all who commented. And to LugerVern, yes the receiver has been notched for the rear sight, the rear toggle has no V sight. I just got done looking at the afflicted area under a medium-power microscope, and have determined the following: · The area under the barrel and receiver have an index mark; it lines up, but wasn’t struck at the same time (that is, looks rematched) · The area under the barrel has a bore diameter marking of 8.84; however, the top (toward the muzzle) approximate one-half of the stamping has been filed and/or buffed out · The serial number (2370) has been badly struck over partially filed or buffed-out numbers, which appear to be 1741 · The 0 is a different font from the 0 on the side of the receiver · The h below the serial number has been buffed almost to obliteration (and why is there a letter here? I thought they were only marked on the front of the frame?) · The h in the serial number is a different font than the h on the frame, which actually may be a k · The eagle (?) marking on the side of the barrel is different from the one on the right side of the receiver So, 1) the original number 1741, the h, and the 8.84 were partially filed (file marks observable) and then buffed; then 2) the number 2370 was very sloppily struck over the former numbers; and finally 3) the affected area was touch-up blued. So the barrel is a force-match to the rest of the gun. Also explains the mismatched sight parts. But who would go to all the trouble to renumber a barrel and do it so badly? And to leave remnants of the previous markings? Seems to me that you could remove the serial number and keep the 8.84 intact, but they didn’t. Like they didn’t care what it looked like. I’m probably reading too much into this, but this looks to me like an arsenal repair/rework job. If it was some present-day scumbag trying to boost a gun they would have done a better job. A German armorer wouldn’t care what it looked like, just so it’s fixed and functioning (and properly serialized). Any comments? Thanks for reading. This post is entitled, “Grabbing at Straws”. Bob