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Unread 01-19-2016, 11:43 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by sheepherder View Post
Thanks John!

I had noticed, at some point, that some Lugers had a noticeably thicker rear 'ear' abutment, but didn't know the significance of it. I don't have a pic of those (the 'reinforced' ear) but the rear abutment was thicker than the top/front.
Yep, you've got it.

Looking at the ears on DWM frames compared to Mauser and Krieghoff, they look skinny.

And the difference you see in the front part of the ear and the back is the 1mm to which I referred. It's enough to prevent the axle pin from working its way out at full recoil.

John
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