I have only one Luger pictured below.
I am planning to sell it at auction and thought I'd clean it as I only fired it one time years ago and have left it alone in the collection since then.
In reassembling the pistol, I thought I had completed the job but a pin was left on the bench. I see that it is the recoil lever pin. I cannot push it back into position as it appears that the mainspring is putting pressure on the recoil lever and the pin will not line up with the frame and hole in the lever. Some have suggested removing the mainspring, putting the pin back in and then re-inserting the mainspring.
Can someone suggest the correct course of action?
As can be seen from the photos, this is an Erfurt Luger with matching frame, barrel and slide, and magazine base plate all with a serial number of 9152. The base plate is aluminum, not wood, so maybe it's a replacement?
Anyway, any assistance would be much appreciated.