Repair of Deep Pitting

[Vlim]

Alvin,

It all depends on what part of the pistol has been restored or refurbished. If the gun is matching to start with and all the major pieces have little or no internal damage (as most restoration cadidates seem to have), the repairs will be mainly of an optical nature. I had the chance to shoot a P08 in Germany that had spent some 30+ years in a river, was retreived, had a barrel liner installed and the springs replaced. After many thousands of shots it was still going strong and grouping nicely. It still looked like it was fished out of a river, though

I also had a 1917 DWM LP08 that looked like it had spent 80 years in a damp basement. The outside was heavily pitted, but the interior was like new. It shot very, very accurately.

As long as they don't mess with the innards too much, restoration shouldn't result in a bad shooting gun.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Vlim

I also had a 1917 DWM LP08 that looked like it had spent 80 years in a damp basement. The outside was heavily pitted, but the interior was like new. It shot very, very accurately.

there was one that sold on GB some time back (I think I linked/copied a pic from the auction) that sold for $440 IIRC, and the description said that the lady of the house had stored it in a rag in a corner of the basement...did you buy that one???

It was really corroded, externally...