Thanks for the responses.
My apologies, I should have pointed out the deactivation proof marks with my first post.
I've added a picture of the Brit deactivated proof marks below, basically crossed swords with a capital D to the left of the swords and a capital A to the right of the swords, below the swords are the last two digits of the year of deactivation, in this case 10 for 2010.
I’ve added a pic below with the deac proof marks circled.
The deactivation process for pistols is for the barrel to be drilled and a rod welded into place. I’ve attached a pic showing where the gunsmith ground off the rod welded into the barrel.
Normally, on a pistol the barrel is made to be non-removable by a hardened steel pin being inserted into a hole through the receiver into the barrel and then welded into place. On a semi-auto the rules are that the barrel is just pinned and welded.
The bolt or breech block is normally cut at 45 degrees, to remove any cartridge support and the firing pin removed or shortened. With this Luger, the striker has been ground down.
In theory, if the barrel were replaced and the striker replaced it would be “good to go”. But you don’t want to go there, not even think about it. The penalty would be 5 years imprisonment, or most likely a longer term.
There was a team caught a couple of years ago, they had been activating air weapons and then selling them on to the criminal fraternity, from memory, I think they got between 10 and 15 years, like I said, you don’t want to go there.
On this side of the blue our laws are extremely strict, for example, if a robber entered a bank and made the shape of a gun inside his coat pocket and threatened the bank staff, if he were caught, that action, of mimicking a gun with your hand, would warrant 5 years imprisonment!
Thanks for the info on the marking on the rear link of the toggle train, it looked like a proof mark of some sort to me, but I couldn’t understand what, the Erfurt Armory proof makes sense and accounts for the mismatched part.
Any other comments greatly appreciated.
Peter
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