1893 Loewe Borchardt

Ron Wood · 02-13-2008, 12:46 PM

John,
Under magnification the lug appears integral to the housing, all machined from one piece of solid stock. I see no reason why a replacement couldn't be easily fabricated. The trick is attaching it to the housing. Silver braze would probably be strong enough to allow attachment of the stock. I am not sure it would hold up to firing (not much chance of that anyway). It could be strengthened by pins integral to the lug placed in corresponding holes drilled in the housing and, in addition to the silver solder, peening the pins over on the inside.

02-13-2008, 12:46 PM	#11
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: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	John, Under magnification the lug appears integral to the housing, all machined from one piece of solid stock. I see no reason why a replacement couldn't be easily fabricated. The trick is attaching it to the housing. Silver braze would probably be strong enough to allow attachment of the stock. I am not sure it would hold up to firing (not much chance of that anyway). It could be strengthened by pins integral to the lug placed in corresponding holes drilled in the housing and, in addition to the silver solder, peening the pins over on the inside. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction