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[dukerusty]

Thanks for the great info. My Dad is trying to retrace his steps after the Germans ran them out of the "Bulge". As you all well know, our guys came back and kicked their butts! He has maps and some of a journal/diary. The stories this gun could tell, uh?. I will post or somehow send along what ever my Dad can construct. My Dad stayed in the Army Reserve for another 40 years and retired as a full Colonel in the "Civil Affairs" unit out of L.A.. At the same time worked his way up from a school teacher to Superintendant of large school districts in L.A. County. His name is Royce Emerson Lapp. He is a survivor with a ton of energy. All four of his children are very proud of him on many levels.

Here is what we have of the firing mechanism, less the firing pin. Can anyone ID that little steel piece that I included in the photo? We're not sure if it was part of the luger or not but it was in the cigar box. There was a belt buckle in the box too so it could have been part of that.

Can someone also explain the "extractor" the might be missing?

I was able to slide a #2 pencil into the bore quite easily. I calibrated the bore with a simple tool and came up with aprx. 7.49mm. Didn't the factory make the bore change in the year 1900? Maybe this has the larger 7.65mm bore? I don't know.

Can anyone speculate at this guns dollar value for insurance purposes only? Thanks again to all. Your all very nice. Thanks too from my Dad. He appreciates your kind remarks. Later!

[Ron Wood]

You can be certain that your Luger is 7.65mm. Here is a photo of the extractor that is missing on your gun.

[dukerusty]

Thans Ron,
I guess I can buy one some where, uh?