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Originally Posted by alvin
Albert -- This is leading to a more interesting direction. Regarding landofborchart's M1904 Navy parts gun, could you open a topic with picture and text illustration to show the detail? Not collecting Lugers, but that must be very useful not only to Luger collectors, but also to the whole C&R community..
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Hello Alvin,
It is not necessary to open a new topic about LOB's M1904 Navy Luger, but some time ago he managed to find (or construct) a breech block with the smaller extractor years for his this Navy Luger. As the barrel between a M1904 and M1906 Navy is different (the M1904 has a 'bull' (not tapered) barrel), it is possible that the barrel on that M1904 Navy was also manufactured. It could be easily determined by looking for a 'gas ring' inside the chamber area which is very, very difficult to create. Since he did not want to show me this Navy Luger when I visited him in 2002 when we were friendly, I presume that the barrel is a reproduction to satisfy his desire. Last but not least, this Navy looks brand new and the finish is
definitely not genuine. He has never posted images on his web site showing this Navy Luger dismantled. The work on this M1904 Navy Luger is good, but it is NOT factory genuine like he tries to make out with other Lugers depicted on his web site.
Now, you decide what game he is trying to play. You are probably aware that I am an expert on various Mauser pistols, and as a comparison, CW's knowledge on Lugers does not even come close to mine. He could learn a few things from me
Albert