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Unread 09-24-2012, 12:17 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by John Sabato View Post
One word: Krieghoff
While Krieghoffs are beautifully finished, I have to disagree. The fit and finish of the elegant early Lugers made by DWM, the M1900 and to a slightly lesser extent the M1906, remain some of the finest finishes ever on a production handgun. The 1906 W+F Bern Lugers produced by the Swiss were equally well made.

The subject of metallurgy is another matter. There is no question that the materials used in WWII Luger production benefited from the advances in steel production and machining.
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