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Originally Posted by Chickenthief
Since the Luger/Parabellum uses a floating barrel like 1911's and others it need a Nielsen device to secure reliable reloading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzzle_booster
That is, if you want more than a single shot pistol. |
Actually the Luger does not use a floating barrel like the 1911 Colt. The barrel is fixed into the upper receiver, and the entire upper receiver retracts when the gun is fired.
I am fairly certain that the silencer on the assassination luger mentioned by alanint did not use a device such as you have described.
MANY years ago (Probably 15 years+), there was a Luger that was displayed on this site in a monthly feature that was titled "Luger Centerfolds" by the owner that was specially modified for silencer use.
The entire front sight base was removable by unscrewing it and the threaded barrel would allow a silencer to be attached. The pistol had also been manufactured in a "sanitized" condition. It had absolutely no markings or stamps to identify its origin. The pistol was in like new condition and had not been refinished.
I lost many, many gigabytes of my Luger photo library years ago in a personal computer crash --- perhaps one of the other long time members has a photo of this pistol in his own archive and could post the photos in this thread??? Ron Wood? Are you listening?
