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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker
And numbering of lugers - this was a gov't requirement - see the requirements to DWM and Erfurt - although I believe that hand fitting was required, I know that the numbering was a requirement and not strictly for hand fitting...
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It was required by the government, no doubt. But why?
Because it somewhat simplified the repairs that needed to be done by "field armorers" , and the parts were not "interchangeable" in the sense we refer to it today.
To reproduce the EXACT replica of the P08 today, would cost in excess of 2K per unit (and the steel would still not be the same!). And when one adds a decent profit margin to that........(3-4K to the market!), who would buy it? One can have PRISTINE, historical piece (with all the provenance!) for that kind of dough.
There IS a reason why no manufacturer (and I'm talking about companies that already have the tooling, knowhow, and the manpower) offers it today.
Going from "ground up" into that "business venture" (and here I assume it would be for business/profit?) would simply be cost prohibitive. For fun? Hobby? Bragging rights? Sure,.......ANYTHING is possible if time and or money is of no object.