Metal fatigue, been getting "worse" for over 100 years and finally gave up.
No "damage" to the extractor would confirm this was no "overload" situation.
The thin shelves that hold the extractor in place are the most common failure of a breech bolt,
and the only one I have seen- other than perhaps an enlarged hole for the striker nose.
There are plenty of breech blocks around now- some new and recent imports from Germany.
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03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector.
Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie
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