Werle-Nedbal .45ACP Parabellum Prototype No. 001

[nukem556]

Beautiful pistol , but it looks a little "off" from being an exact copy as I understand the Krause guns are......Ron?

I notice this one lacks the DWM logo also....is there really any trademark concerns all these years later?

[Ron Wood]

Originally Posted by nukem556

Beautiful pistol , but it looks a little "off" from being an exact copy as I understand the Krause guns are......Ron?

The Krause gun is a dead ringer for the surviving DWM guns whereas the Werle-Nedbal does look "off" a bit. But as Michael pointed out the Krause guns frequently take some tinkering to run reliably...supposedly the W-N guns don't leave the shop until they can run a magazine full without malfunction...don't know that for sure but that is what I have heard.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

The Krause gun is a dead ringer for the surviving DWM guns whereas the Werle-Nedbal does look "off" a bit. But as Michael pointed out the Krause guns frequently take some tinkering to run reliably...supposedly the W-N guns don't leave the shop until they can run a magazine full without malfunction...don't know that for sure but that is what I have heard.

At the price these Krause Werke Parabellums were offered for sale, this fact was somewhat disappointing to me. In fact, this kept me from buying one from him in the first place. Springs, springs, its all in the springs!!!

The Mexican made stainless steel Lugers, marketed by Stoeger and others, also suffered from this same issue.


Sieger

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by Sieger

The Mexican made stainless steel Lugers, marketed by Stoeger and others, also suffered from this same issue.


Sieger

Not sure where this came from Sieger, but ALL of the stainless steel Lugers, regardless of the label they were marketed under, were made in Houston, TX.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by John Sabato

Not sure where this came from Sieger, but ALL of the stainless steel Lugers, regardless of the label they were marketed under, were made in Houston, TX.

John,

You may be correct, of course, but somewhere in the back of my mind I remember reading that most of their parts were, indeed, made in Mexico.

The article I read, however, may have been totally inaccurate.

Thanks!

Sieger