Help ID-ing an early luger

[bishop333]

Dwight,

I have taken your advice to really watch this Luger I have as it was converted to 9mm. I definitely do not want to break the gun or damage it in any way. But at the same time I really want to keep it as a shooter. So I have a couple of questions specific to this issue:

I hear you on the lighter loads but here is something I think helps. It looks like the recoil spring has an â??extraâ?� flat type spring added to it. This â??extraâ?� spring can be removed from the handle independent of the main spring pack. I did a search here and it looks like this might be an â??add-onâ?� part called the â??acceleratorâ?�. I take it this was a part you could add to the return spring and make it stiffer. So someone probably added this to help with both the hotter load (9mm conversion) and the heavier barrel. Does all this sound correct to you?

Also, on the back of the frame there is a large impact mark where the rear toggle comes back, hits the frame, then goers forward. Is this common to all Lugers? Do you others guys see this with your Lugers? It does make me a bit nervous after thinking about this 9mm conversation as I do not want to â??poundâ?� on the frame. You can sort of see this mark on the picture (above post) of the grip safety.

Thanks again for your help,
Bishop333