1940 dwm

ithacaartist · 11-04-2015, 05:45 PM

I had it pegged about the same as Marc. Early, long frame by DWM, 1940 Mauser receiver, DWM toggle train except for, apparently, a Mauser rear toggle link. It's a Heinz gun, made from 57 varieties!

I think the only implication for having the long, protruding frame is that it sticks out. It will probably fire safely unless there's something else amiss.

It would be great to do some swappin' with the right guy, with whom you might pool the parts and assemble two more coherent shooters--one with a long frame, one with a short...

11-04-2015, 05:45 PM	#16
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,400 Thanks: 7,555 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	I had it pegged about the same as Marc. Early, long frame by DWM, 1940 Mauser receiver, DWM toggle train except for, apparently, a Mauser rear toggle link. It's a Heinz gun, made from 57 varieties! I think the only implication for having the long, protruding frame is that it sticks out. It will probably fire safely unless there's something else amiss. It would be great to do some swappin' with the right guy, with whom you might pool the parts and assemble two more coherent shooters--one with a long frame, one with a short... __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894