Jerry, Thank you for your response. As I said earlier, I did not send you these same pictures, and that is where some confusion may have started. I have heard nothing but good about your knowledge of holsters, and I am grateful for the explanation of what is right and what is wrong with this holster/stock. I feel many of us newbies have learned a great deal regarding "righteous" holsters from this post. As for the stock, it does not have any stamping on them except for the #924 in about 1/2" tall characters close to the stock metal.
Thank you Heinz for the links to other lugers/rigs. To my untrained eye, I would think that the screws in the last rework link appear to be "not original" as they appear to be finished completely different than the rest of the metal. My stock doesn't look exactly like the wood in the links, but it is very close, being slightly lighter. My stock is not highly varnished, as some pictures on the links appear, but rather a stained appearance with open pores to the wood. The screws I could not tell from the link pictures, but they are close, but I cannot tell for sure. The washers on my rig is definately not brass.
Pete, I do not know if the picture of the stock metal showed what you are referring to as the "halo" Please tell me if it is or is not supposed to have it. I have been told that the stamping under the barrel should have a halo due to it having been blued and then struck, causing the halo effect.
I have learned quite a bit from this post and hope everyone else who reads this also has gained some knowledge. I wish there were more posts similar to this which gave detailed pictures and explanations of what is right or wrong with the item posted. Thanks to all who posted. I guess more than anything, I need to build a library and educate myself on the intricacies of the Lugers. Tracy
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