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Unread 05-16-2014, 09:12 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by mrerick View Post
Be careful taking this to a regular gunsmith. Very few are actually familiar with the Luger mechanism and several subtleties associated with it and it's tuning.
I have actually gotten a Luger sent to my FFL receiver assembled incorrectly. A 'gunsmith' would likely know how to examine a Luger, but actual 'gunsmiths' are a dying breed [literally].

These days, every gun shop owner thinks he is a 'smith', but most only rack the toggle and pull the trigger and pronounce it "shootable".

This old, it should have someone familiar with Lugers check it over, meaning a fairly deep disassembly and inspection of parts prone to breakage that may not be visible from a cursory examination (firing pin spring guide for instance).
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