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Originally Posted by sheepherder
...And if you look at the lower part of the pic, you can see that the barrel extension protrudes past the frame...also curious...
But it's a nice looking Luger.  |
The frame shave, perpetrated before re-numbering, would account for this, IMHO. Another indicator of material's being removed from the frame's front can be found at the juncture of the flat area where the frame's numbers are stamped, and the curve that goes down to the trigger guard. It should be tangential, with no "edge" visible between the the two areas, a smooth transition.
I'm wondering, since the "edge" occurs on my 1917/1920 DWM. I think it was re-worked in the 20s because it started out life as an Arty (A relief notch on the barrel extension of a DWM means this, yes?) , and now has a 4" bbl numbered to match in a slightly different font. The barrel extension is also slightly proud from of the frame. How accurate are my deductions concerning these indicators?