Eugene's 45 ACP Luger - completed and for sale :)

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

I too would love a Borchardt shooter, but I think the market is a lot smaller - a LOT smaller audience who would want one. And incredibly intricate to make?

I have the Japanese C93 modelgun made by Craft Apple Works. It was modeled on a 'real' C93 bought by the company's owner/founder, Mr Hongo. He copied it exactly, even down to the serial number. The web site had pictures of the 'real' C93 and the modelgun parts, showing how they were interchangeable (but being mostly plastic, obviously not practical).

I did a thread on that modelgun on this forum. I also copied all the web site pics before I bought the modelgun. It is an accurate 1:1 rendering, except for firing pin and bore/rifling. (It can't be made to fire live rounds).

I originally had thoughts of copying the dimensions into CAD for CNC workstation 'production'. But I don't know of anyone who could transfer/reverse engineer the dimensions into usable drawings/CAD. And I don't have a CNC workstation.

I've stripped it and it is amazingly accurate as to disassembly and function. It chambers, 'fires', and ejects shells.

It is not particularly intricate as far as machineability. It was made at a time when machine tools were much simpler, and fewer in number and function. IMO, it's simpler than a Luger.

If I still had my Bridgeport mill and South Bend lathe, it would be within my capability to make one, given enough time.

A CNC workststion would be much simpler. Load the CAD/CAM software and let it run overnight. Enough nights would yield a complete set of parts.