Why DWM tools last longer?

Vlim · 03-31-2008, 07:39 AM

Hi,

The tooling should be viewed as a series of jigs, cutters and settings on otherwise relatively standard lathes, milling machines, boring machines, etc... These add-ons would wear out, some quicker than others, and they would be replaced, so basically keeping the lines running for decades.

What also helped is that DWM's mother company until 1929, Ludwig Loewe & Cie, made the production tooling themselves.

After WW2, the Krieghoff machinery found itself at the wrong side of the border. The tooling was looted by the Russians and what was left behind was integrated into an East-German VEB with many other companies. The Krieghoff family set up shop again in Western-Germany and started from scratch, producing the hunting rifles they had always been renowned for. The last Krieghoff Lugers (the 2007 series) was produced with modern tooling.

The original DWM / Mauser tooling was scattered all over Europe after the war, many tools were distributed amongst allied countries as part of the payment for war damages.

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03-31-2008, 07:39 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, The tooling should be viewed as a series of jigs, cutters and settings on otherwise relatively standard lathes, milling machines, boring machines, etc... These add-ons would wear out, some quicker than others, and they would be replaced, so basically keeping the lines running for decades. What also helped is that DWM's mother company until 1929, Ludwig Loewe & Cie, made the production tooling themselves. After WW2, the Krieghoff machinery found itself at the wrong side of the border. The tooling was looted by the Russians and what was left behind was integrated into an East-German VEB with many other companies. The Krieghoff family set up shop again in Western-Germany and started from scratch, producing the hunting rifles they had always been renowned for. The last Krieghoff Lugers (the 2007 series) was produced with modern tooling. The original DWM / Mauser tooling was scattered all over Europe after the war, many tools were distributed amongst allied countries as part of the payment for war damages.