</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Jim Keenan:
<strong>The Luger barrel is like a rifle barrel, it is screwed into the receiver. Normally, the barrel was screwed in and brought up to the witness mark. If it would not draw up, the shoulder was trimmed a bit; if it drew too far, the shoulder was rolled. Then the short chamber was reamed to get the proper headspace</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">A factual digression must be undertaken here. The witness mark was stamped on the finished pistol, just after front sight adjustment and stamping of the front sight alignment mark, as the last step of inspection before power-proofing. This according to the instructions for marking the P-08, 1910 ("German Small Arms Markings" G�¶rtz & Bryans p.111)
The actual machining and manufacturing methods for constructing Lugers are obscure, but we can be certain that the barrrels were not "filed-to-fit" as described.
--Dwight
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