Pawn Shop Find: question

[Big Norm]

Johnny,


your right, but not totally. I looked at my 1912 Erfurt before I thought much about it and it has a hold open numbered to the gun. I also just sold a 1911 DWM that also had a hold open. So, not all pre 1913's are absent a hold open as you suggest, but don't say.


But otherwise, my instructions still hold open. I covered myself by telling him to look for the reversed "L" and to insert and reinsert the magazine to see if there was movement thus indicating whether or not there was a hold open. After all, Big G's original question was a practical one about how he could tell if his Luger had a hold open. Is was not about some trivialities of history about when the hold open was offically added to the military specifications. Big G sounded like a new Luger owner and I thought that simpler language to a specific question would be more helpful.

Big Norm