Do Luger Parts Wear Out And Need Replaceing

John Sabato · 08-02-2014, 11:43 PM

They CAN be Interchangeable but often require fitting by an armorer. Once all the parts on a newly manufactured Luger were fitted, and inspected they a were numbered alike to make sure all the correct parts were assembled after the bluing process. So if a numbered part had to be replaced the substituted replacement part would have to be fitted to work properly with the rest of the gun. Sometimes you get lucky and a replacement part would drop right into place and be functional. Other times you might have to try several parts that were a close fit and then polishing would complete the job of restoring functionality. It is why the Luger was so much more expensive to manufacture and maintain.

08-02-2014, 11:43 PM	#9
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	They CAN be Interchangeable but often require fitting by an armorer. Once all the parts on a newly manufactured Luger were fitted, and inspected they a were numbered alike to make sure all the correct parts were assembled after the bluing process. So if a numbered part had to be replaced the substituted replacement part would have to be fitted to work properly with the rest of the gun. Sometimes you get lucky and a replacement part would drop right into place and be functional. Other times you might have to try several parts that were a close fit and then polishing would complete the job of restoring functionality. It is why the Luger was so much more expensive to manufacture and maintain. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*