Earliest Luger?

alanint · 02-01-2011, 12:16 PM

I don't think so. The second gun is the real #6. The last gun pictured is clearly a poor attempt at faking #5. It has a standard production trigger and a loped off standard production manual safety. Although the contour of the grips is correct, it does not mate properly with the frame to the rear. If the faker bothered to fill in the ears on the false frame, you would think they would have built up this area as well.
The grip safety is also a standard production bent sheet metal affair versus the elaborate machining of the real #5 and #6

02-01-2011, 12:16 PM	#16
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I don't think so. The second gun is the real #6. The last gun pictured is clearly a poor attempt at faking #5. It has a standard production trigger and a loped off standard production manual safety. Although the contour of the grips is correct, it does not mate properly with the frame to the rear. If the faker bothered to fill in the ears on the false frame, you would think they would have built up this area as well. The grip safety is also a standard production bent sheet metal affair versus the elaborate machining of the real #5 and #6