Magazine mandrel and fixture plate...

G.T. · 01-09-2014, 08:20 PM

Hi To all!! It's been 10+ years since I sold my short run of magazine straightening mandrels and fixture plates.. Has anyone used them?? And if so, what results, and what modifications did you make to them?? Just a throwback look at the past.. interested in the actual use of the tools...

... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

Ron Wood · 01-09-2014, 09:53 PM

Gerry,
I have both, both mint and both serial #1! But sad to say I have only used the mandrel...which worked to perfection! I have a couple of projects where the fixture plate wll come in handy, but at the rate I am going on my other projects and "honey do list", my heirs may be the first to use it. Oh well...

LU1900 · 01-10-2014, 02:00 AM

I use it too since more than 10 years perhaps : work very well , since I found other one from a french army armourer in different shape .

ithacaartist · 01-10-2014, 05:16 PM

Are any pics of these creations available for posting?

sheepherder · 01-10-2014, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Are any pics of these creations available for posting?

I'd settle for a description of what the fixture plate is for...

G.T. · 01-10-2014, 06:51 PM

Hi to all, the fixture plate was a hardened plate to hold / rest / secure magazine tubes to for hammer necessary repair, or assembly disassembly operations... I use mine every day, but that's part of my job description...

... Maybe Ron could post a picture of the set... best to all, til...lat'r....GT....

regul · 01-10-2014, 06:54 PM

Gerry
I have sn.#3 I have used a few times with good results

Thanks
Ed

lugerholsterrepair · 01-10-2014, 07:30 PM

I had the opportunity to score one of these beautiful sets way back when but I opted for the in house version..Gerald keeps his at his house and I send my mags to him! GREAT job on the last mag too GT..A matching Erfurt with a cracked and filled bottom all NEW again!

Edward Tinker · 01-10-2014, 08:25 PM

I 'missed' out on buying a set, either too slow or too broke

I think I would have used them at some point and i have owned many mags the last 12 years but likely not used them enough to have paid for them. LIke Jerry said, easier to trade or have fixed by GT

Hugh · 01-16-2014, 12:28 PM

I have SN 7 and few spare mag parts. I have used it a number of times over the years, but not so much lately, as I have drifted away from Lugers and into Colt SAA's. I will consider selling it if anyone is interested; email me at hhclark@wildblue.net

JuneGrass 8 · 03-04-2014, 11:08 PM

Mr. GT,
I`m following the recommendation of a Mr. John Sabato ,whom you might be aware of . I have the great fortune of purchasing 2 walnut luger mag bottoms made for him by a dear friend of his that has passed on . Having just bought a Swiss 1900/06 WF with two mags I am hoping to have you install the bottoms , and refurbish the mags at the same time . May I PM you and discuss a couple other questions I have ?
Thanks , Don

G.T. · 03-04-2014, 11:14 PM

Yes! by all means.. we will do our best for you.. ... my email address is: gctomeks@msn.com I know John and we have a very good history!...

, and, I knew Viggo G as well.. he was an outstanding person as well as craftsman... Thanks and best to you, til...lat'r...GT....

01-09-2014, 09:53 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	Gerry, I have both, both mint and both serial #1! But sad to say I have only used the mandrel...which worked to perfection! I have a couple of projects where the fixture plate wll come in handy, but at the rate I am going on my other projects and "honey do list", my heirs may be the first to use it. Oh well... __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-10-2014, 05:16 PM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,290 Thanks: 7,055 Thanked 2,482 Times in 1,323 Posts	Are any pics of these creations available for posting? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

01-10-2014, 06:51 PM	#6
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,486 Thanks: 1,284 Thanked 3,583 Times in 989 Posts	fixture plate... Hi to all, the fixture plate was a hardened plate to hold / rest / secure magazine tubes to for hammer necessary repair, or assembly disassembly operations... I use mine every day, but that's part of my job description...... Maybe Ron could post a picture of the set... best to all, til...lat'r....GT....

01-10-2014, 06:54 PM	#7
regul Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: VA Posts: 96 Thanks: 19 Thanked 57 Times in 20 Posts	Gerry I have sn.#3 I have used a few times with good results Thanks Ed Attached Thumbnails

01-10-2014, 07:30 PM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,866 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	I had the opportunity to score one of these beautiful sets way back when but I opted for the in house version..Gerald keeps his at his house and I send my mags to him! GREAT job on the last mag too GT..A matching Erfurt with a cracked and filled bottom all NEW again! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

01-09-2014, 08:20 PM	#1
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,486 Thanks: 1,284 Thanked 3,583 Times in 989 Posts	Magazine mandrel and fixture plate... Hi To all!! It's been 10+ years since I sold my short run of magazine straightening mandrels and fixture plates.. Has anyone used them?? And if so, what results, and what modifications did you make to them?? Just a throwback look at the past.. interested in the actual use of the tools... ... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

01-10-2014, 02:00 AM	#3
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 905 Thanks: 37 Thanked 466 Times in 195 Posts	I use it too since more than 10 years perhaps : work very well , since I found other one from a french army armourer in different shape . __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/

01-10-2014, 08:25 PM	#9
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,916 Thanks: 1,992 Thanked 4,507 Times in 2,081 Posts	I 'missed' out on buying a set, either too slow or too broke I think I would have used them at some point and i have owned many mags the last 12 years but likely not used them enough to have paid for them. LIke Jerry said, easier to trade or have fixed by GT

01-16-2014, 12:28 PM	#10
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	I have SN 7 and few spare mag parts. I have used it a number of times over the years, but not so much lately, as I have drifted away from Lugers and into Colt SAA's. I will consider selling it if anyone is interested; email me at hhclark@wildblue.net __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

03-04-2014, 11:08 PM	#11
JuneGrass 8 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Western Washington , city of Kent Posts: 14 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Mr. GT, I`m following the recommendation of a Mr. John Sabato ,whom you might be aware of . I have the great fortune of purchasing 2 walnut luger mag bottoms made for him by a dear friend of his that has passed on . Having just bought a Swiss 1900/06 WF with two mags I am hoping to have you install the bottoms , and refurbish the mags at the same time . May I PM you and discuss a couple other questions I have ? Thanks , Don

03-04-2014, 11:14 PM	#12
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,486 Thanks: 1,284 Thanked 3,583 Times in 989 Posts	Hi Don... Yes! by all means.. we will do our best for you.. ... my email address is: gctomeks@msn.com I know John and we have a very good history!..., and, I knew Viggo G as well.. he was an outstanding person as well as craftsman... Thanks and best to you, til...lat'r...GT....