Pistols with all correct numbers, but..

LugerVern · 01-19-2009, 07:30 PM

All matching can be a good indication a gun is all original but it can also be miss leading.

With just a little study you can tell a DWM font from a Mauser or Simson or HK part, so the mixing of manufacture parts isn't a real problem. For example an Imperial DWM "3" will usually have a rounded top and one from Mauser a flat one. The sear bar on a DWM will be SN stamped on the upper step and one from Mauser on the lower step.

Finding a correct part both in manufacture, SN and time is a difficult thing to do. The odds are against you, yes is does happen but with very low frequency. In cases where you suspect a parts gun of original parts you then need to look at the overall condition of the individual parts. If a trigger retains 90% straw and the other straw parts only 40%, you can be pretty sure someone got lucky and found that rare part they needed.
It doesn't happen very often at least not to me

Vern

01-19-2009, 07:30 PM	#2
LugerVern User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 563 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	All matching can be a good indication a gun is all original but it can also be miss leading. With just a little study you can tell a DWM font from a Mauser or Simson or HK part, so the mixing of manufacture parts isn't a real problem. For example an Imperial DWM "3" will usually have a rounded top and one from Mauser a flat one. The sear bar on a DWM will be SN stamped on the upper step and one from Mauser on the lower step. Finding a correct part both in manufacture, SN and time is a difficult thing to do. The odds are against you, yes is does happen but with very low frequency. In cases where you suspect a parts gun of original parts you then need to look at the overall condition of the individual parts. If a trigger retains 90% straw and the other straw parts only 40%, you can be pretty sure someone got lucky and found that rare part they needed. It doesn't happen very often at least not to me Vern