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Unread 06-10-2017, 09:15 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Puretexan View Post
Ok when I shoot my lugers, they leave a mark on the
back that looks like a staple ,where the toggle hits the
frame. If it happens to all of them ,then how can there be
so many pistols with no mark on the back.
They are reblued. All Lugers that have been shot and show signs of age will have the 'slap' mark. Only new, unfired, or refinished Lugers will have no slap mark.

It's 'normal'. There will also be a corresponding mark inside the frame where the toggle/breechblock hits. In a perfect world, the mainspring would be balanced to eliminate or lessen the 'slap'. That rarely is the case.
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