Luger Frame

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by dougfw190

There is a seam visible along the front and back straps and inside the magazine well.

Can you post a closeup pic of the seam??? I am familiar with forged & cast AR-15 [aluminum] receivers and their seams (or lack thereof); maybe the steel is similar...

A casting will not have perfectly straight thin sections (unless it has been machined); they warp when they cool...a forging will hold straight...