Well guys, It was tough to persuade the takedown lever to turn for me, but with the help of alot of penatrating oil, as well as some light taps with the rubber mallet, I finally got it to cooperate. The upper bolt housing, { i guess you would call it ], would not move easily forward so I used the rubber mallet to, carefully , persuade it to move also. Once I had the top half off, I could begin the process of soaking and cleamning the inner workings of the gun. I am still in the process of cleaning and will begin reassembly soon. My wife is complaining that the gun has taken me away from her. So I have to spread my time out between her, my job and working on the Luger. I wish that she could get as excited about the project as I am, but she has other interest. Oh well, I'll still manage. Anyway, thanks again for the help. I will keep you guys posted on my progress, good or bad. Although I didnt take any before pictures of the gun, I will try and take some soon showing the results of my labor. I COULD'NT have done it without your help. You are all first class in my book. later, stan
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