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Ron Wood · 04-05-2011, 05:33 PM

Alf,
An original spring plate is fire blued spring steel. It is attached to the gun by a "T" shaped stud that is rivited to the plate. There is a "dimple" on the bottom end of the plate that engages the detents on the frame for the open and closed postition of the plate.

The Gunbroker Borchardt has a plate that is fabricated from flat stock (not spring steel) with a hex-head attaching fixture. The frame detents have been removed.

04-05-2011, 05:33 PM	#12
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Alf, An original spring plate is fire blued spring steel. It is attached to the gun by a "T" shaped stud that is rivited to the plate. There is a "dimple" on the bottom end of the plate that engages the detents on the frame for the open and closed postition of the plate. The Gunbroker Borchardt has a plate that is fabricated from flat stock (not spring steel) with a hex-head attaching fixture. The frame detents have been removed. Attached Images __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction