Re Owned Stainless Steel American Eagle luger

[padredan]

I think either way will work. I went with the tapping so as not to over do it. as far as i can tell it worked , i see little to no movement now. I think it will lend it's self well to an up coming engraving project. It loks good in the display case with the extra mags.

[padredan]

the grand poobah firing the ss american eagle. it worked this time and the side plate stayed tight. thanks to all for your help.

[padredan]

I do not know how close the american eagle engraved on the stainless steel versions are , really have to be side by side to compare i guess.

[padredan]

Kinda sorta with out the detail. yours looks better, i did fire it about 50 times today without any problems. i did smooth the side plate and the trigger a bit and it feels betterto me. As quirky as these pictols can be, this one may have all the bugs worked out of it and makea good shooter yet.

[padredan]

not sure who made the case , it came with one of my dwm's. i use both the wooden bottom mags and the aluminum bottoms one with it as well , it has worked well with all of the mags.

[padredan]

haven't decided which case i like best to display it. yet. both look pretty good.

[G.T.]

I'm a bit late to the discussion on the loose sideplate, BUT, the correct way to tighten the sideplate is to GENTLY, with a cover shim or, a super clean flat faced hammer, supported on a clean steel block, to then tap on the flat side end of the sideplate arm where the radiused cutout area is, where it contacts the takedown lever.... Tapping on the arm end lengthens the arm, and sideplate as a whole...The TD lever has a cam machined into it right behind the lever, and the sideplate is held tight & firm by pushing it back against the frame, not forced in with the lever arm!!???... That is why you never see minty Factory Lugers scratched up in this area, and the sideplates are as tight as can be.... ...nothing is bent on a Luger by design, all is square, straight, and parallel....These guys were pretty darn smart when they made these, and the basic funamentals didn't escape them... "Nothing is ever as it seems" One of the GT rules of life....number 2 I think???... .... til....lat'r....GT

[Ron Wood]

Originally Posted by postino

Looking at my Eagle blown up, I'm kind of wondering if I have a fake...The eagle's feathers are more unevenly separated on the left side, and the separation lines on the left side are shorter; the eagle itself is not symmetric; one leg points up and the other points down; the claws are different; the base of the tailfeathers doesn't look quite right......and the bottom most of the 13 stars in the seal looks off-centered...

You are thinking about the crest waaay too much! There is nothing wrong with it. Looks like you are stuck with a genuine 1900 AE.