K Date Luger & Holster

[hayhugh]

The presence of the "hump" is actually the result of an additional milling procedure which removed metal below the area of the rear toggle hinge.

To what purpose was this machining done? Surely not to save whatever weight might be accomplished.
So it must have been structural strength?

[guns3545]

Originally Posted by hayhugh

To what purpose was this machining done? Surely not to save whatever weight might be accomplished.
So it must have been structural strength?

No, it had to do with keeping the rear axle pin in place. At full recoil it was exposed and could displace thus jamming the toggle train.

See the link in post 19 for details. They were responding to a Reichsministarium order dated 6/16/1930

John

[abukafura]

Thanks for your post, ED.....and the highliting of it. Couldn't agree more. Let's keep the info on the Forum for all of us.