Luger Accessory?

[Greg]

What can you folks tell me about this item? It appears to be a muzzle bushing similar to one pictured in John Walter's "The Luger Book", p. 270. Were these standard issue? There is an inspector's stamp (WaA 107) on it. About when was it made, if indeed a Luger accesrory?




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Dear Greg - what you have is the lock-nut part of the Weiss/RWS sub-calibre device, used to enable the weapon to shoot either 4mm or .22 calibre bullets for training purposes. the barrel section screws into it, and the whole thing is retained by rotating it around the foresight. I had one but was forced to send it to Germany rather than see it destroyed at the hand-in - here in UK the sub-calibre device was classed as a lethal weapon. E.mail me for more info if you want. They were, incidentally, not standard issue anywhere - if you wanted one, you had to buy it. Mine came complete with the bill of sale - RM32.50 in 1928.


Terry Foley

Greg, Even though the subcaliber barrel bushings look similar, I believe that the item shown in your photo, is a military accepted (WaAed) attachment that locks onto the front sight base to guide a cleaning rod and prevent harm to the muzzle. Most of these that I've seen have been police marked. Tom

Dear Tom H - I live and learn. Thank you. But mine was a sub-calibre device.


TF

[Greg]

Thanks Guys! After a bit more extensive review (looking at pictures)of Walter's 'The Luger Book', I found a picture of a Luger fitted with the muzzle brush and a postwar .22LR conversion unit (on p. 102). Walter indiates that the true intent of the "accessory" in question was as a support for the cleaning rod. Greg