Hi again, Big Norm. Ralph Shattuck has told me how he sold "many" lugers both to Buddy Hackett and Sammy Davis, Jr. Buddy Hackett mainly collected Colts but had several "rare" (whatever that means!) Lugers. You are right about Mike Krause's "K" on the toggle, but I don't think the survivor of the DWM company would have sued. He has never sold his .45 Lugers as "originals" and has been up front all the time. He just put into practice his considerable machining skills he learned from his father into a pistol that fascinated him. If you have ever had the experience of holding and examining one of these .45 Lugers, you would be very impressed at the fit and finish...probably it is BETTER than the original.
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