1900 Mainspring

[John Sabato]

Thanks Ron... appreciate the update while you are mulling over the issues.

I have been wondering what kind of breakage is normally experienced with these springs?

I would imagine that the most common breakage might be the "hooks"... but if anyone has had one of these types of springs actually fail, I would sure like to know the manner in which it failed...

Got soft? (what a terrible way to go! )
Snapped? (in what location?)
Separated at the rivet?

Since one of Ron's springs is actually a replacement made in Mexico out of 1 piece, instead of sandwiched leaves... I wonder how the original spring failed?

..finally does anyone know what kind of steel hacksaw blades are made of? I know a few old gunsmith's (unfortunately now deceased) who used to make rifle magazine follower springs out of them when an original couldn't be found. They look like they might be a good candidate for replacement stock to create new Luger springs.