Update : 1914 DWM Artillery luger project, now with Art. bbl.

[KABAR2]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Thanks,
good idea. I've milled away the sight and one can see the dovetail lines as expected.

If I or someone I knew could do fine tig welding, that would be an option.

See if there is a good machine shop in your area ask if they have a welder who does TIG , if they do ask to see samples of his work most welders who do it all the time can lay a fine tight bead explain what you want done and you should have good results .... I have a TIG welder and do passable work but I don't do enough of it to stay practiced so I wait till I have a few large projects to work on before I attempt the small stuff.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by KABAR2

See if there is a good machine shop in your area ask if they have a welder who does TIG , if they do ask to see samples of his work most welders who do it all the time can lay a fine tight bead explain what you want done and you should have good results .... I have a TIG welder and do passable work but I don't do enough of it to stay practiced so I wait till I have a few large projects to work on before I attempt the small stuff.

The key here is "good job", it is not so bad that I want to take a chance on someone making it worse, instead of better.

It will always be restored anyway, with the dovetail clearly visible from the side when dis-assembled.

I'm just going to leave it alone.

[Eugen]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

I'm just going to leave it alone.

Shucks, Don, and I wanted to follow your restoration story and accompanying pics.

Do you plan to shoot it?

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Eugen

Shucks, Don, and I wanted to follow your restoration story and accompanying pics.

Do you plan to shoot it?

Eugen,
the jury is still out on the re-finish; I was referring only to welding the lines on the toggle in the post above.

Yes, since it is mismatched I will shoot it, maybe next week- though I'm not sure why. It is "just" another art'y and I expect it to shoot just the same as my Erfurt shooter !