I've pored through Martens & DeVries and have not been able to find reference anywhere for a FN connectin with Vickers Lugers. As I am familiar with it that assertion rests with European correspondents. I do not doubt their veracity, but so far have not been able to come up with a documented source.
As far as Vickers manufacturing parts, a few comments.
I think it is telling that the parts the Indonesian armorers were unable to make are exactly the complicated, high-strength parts which require extensive tooling and processing, as compared to "small parts". It is this tooling which one needs to search out in the Vickers records or scrap bins. It seems perfectly reasonable (though contrary to Martins & DeVries) that Vickers could make many of the smaller parts with generalized tooling.
I have to question why DWM might send along tooling on this scale for a 6,000 gun contract.
With due respect to Mike Krause, it should be noted (again, Martens & DeVries) that DWM delivered these parts 'in the white', and Vickers performed final finishing work. WAG this -could- account for subtle machining variations. The same could be said for any work FN -might- have done on these pistols. I'll have to break out some guns and do some comparisons.
--Dwight
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