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lugerholsterrepair · 05-27-2011, 11:19 PM

James, Congratulations. That is the key to a happy transaction. Both parties are happy. Lugers are fascinating on many levels. My first few aquisitions were not the kind or condition I came to be interested in but everyone has to start somewhere!

Show off your booty...I mean the other stuff you got with the pistol.

RA myself..Thought VN was going to be the last war on the Planet and I wanted to get in on it...Older.. thank God and wiser.

Look forward to your further participation.

Magic Jar · 05-28-2011, 11:54 AM

Thanks, Jerry, for you comment.

I'll get a photo of the holster up soon. That's the only extra that relates to this gun. The other extras are cash (always good) and a couple of artifacts unrelated to weapons...unless one considers a pot (Native American) a weapon.

James

Magic Jar · 05-28-2011, 12:36 PM

Well, drat, I've already run into a problem...I think.

When I field-stripped this gun yesterday I didn't pay much attention to the fact that when I pulled the toggles to the rear in order to rotate the forward release lever down the toggles did not remain in a locked-to-the-rear position. My left forefinger easily reached and rotated the lever down. I then released the toggles forward and continued to remove the barrel from the frame. I thought that normal.

Then, this morning, I reviewed a couple of the videos about disassembly/assembly of the gun and noticed that in each case when the toggles were moved to the rear they locked into position.

Whoops! Does this mean that there's a part missing? Is there something my brain is missing? I've tried the same move with the safety on and off. The toggles still do not lock to the rear. I'm concerned now that this gun is malfunctioning.

Of course, there is the all likelihood that it is I who is malfunctioning.

Any assistance is appreciated.

James

05-27-2011, 11:19 PM	#1
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	James, Congratulations. That is the key to a happy transaction. Both parties are happy. Lugers are fascinating on many levels. My first few aquisitions were not the kind or condition I came to be interested in but everyone has to start somewhere! Show off your booty...I mean the other stuff you got with the pistol. RA myself..Thought VN was going to be the last war on the Planet and I wanted to get in on it...Older.. thank God and wiser. Look forward to your further participation. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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05-28-2011, 11:54 AM	#2
Magic Jar User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Snake River Plain Posts: 29 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks, Jerry, for you comment. I'll get a photo of the holster up soon. That's the only extra that relates to this gun. The other extras are cash (always good) and a couple of artifacts unrelated to weapons...unless one considers a pot (Native American) a weapon. James

05-28-2011, 12:36 PM	#3
Magic Jar User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Snake River Plain Posts: 29 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Well, drat, I've already run into a problem...I think. When I field-stripped this gun yesterday I didn't pay much attention to the fact that when I pulled the toggles to the rear in order to rotate the forward release lever down the toggles did not remain in a locked-to-the-rear position. My left forefinger easily reached and rotated the lever down. I then released the toggles forward and continued to remove the barrel from the frame. I thought that normal. Then, this morning, I reviewed a couple of the videos about disassembly/assembly of the gun and noticed that in each case when the toggles were moved to the rear they locked into position. Whoops! Does this mean that there's a part missing? Is there something my brain is missing? I've tried the same move with the safety on and off. The toggles still do not lock to the rear. I'm concerned now that this gun is malfunctioning. Of course, there is the all likelihood that it is I who is malfunctioning. Any assistance is appreciated. James