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Unread 12-11-2013, 07:34 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Cleveland4V View Post
After more research and a closer detailed look at this piece, it appears that whoever did refinishing did a decent job overall, but removed to much from the top of the receiver and the taper of the barrel. If they welded the s/n and proof. They did one hell of a job filing and finishing. Which brings me back to the original discussion. I'm convinced the witness mark proves this is the original matching Navy barrel to the this receiver.
There is no reason on earth that anybody would need to remove this much material from a factory barrel collar. The barrel would have to have been horribly pitted, which would show on the overall barrel assembly. We all have had bouts of wishful thinking while Luger collecting, but I have to agree with those that state that this is NOT a factory gun nor is the barrel a factory Navy offering.
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