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Ron Wood · 10-11-2002, 06:32 PM

Sid,
If the front sight was still on the barrel and the threaded portion was forward of the muzzle and considerably smaller than the diameter of the barrel, it was a subcaliber insert that Ed mentioned. All pictures of real silencers that I have seen (never been fortunate enough to see one personally) required removal of the front sight. The sight and barrel band are threaded and can be removed, the silencer is then screwed on to the barrel where the sight was. An excellent picture of such a setup is in "Kenyon's Lugers at Random", page 363. According to Kenyon, probably very few factory silencer rigs were produced. The purpose of a silencer may not be as sinister as might be assumed. I think they were intended mainly for noise reduction for indoor or urban target shooting.

10-11-2002, 06:32 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,031 Thanks: 1,102 Thanked 5,224 Times in 1,715 Posts	Sid, If the front sight was still on the barrel and the threaded portion was forward of the muzzle and considerably smaller than the diameter of the barrel, it was a subcaliber insert that Ed mentioned. All pictures of real silencers that I have seen (never been fortunate enough to see one personally) required removal of the front sight. The sight and barrel band are threaded and can be removed, the silencer is then screwed on to the barrel where the sight was. An excellent picture of such a setup is in "Kenyon's Lugers at Random", page 363. According to Kenyon, probably very few factory silencer rigs were produced. The purpose of a silencer may not be as sinister as might be assumed. I think they were intended mainly for noise reduction for indoor or urban target shooting. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction