hanging parts and pins

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by hughscpa

Also, I am going to needing a few parts like the locking bolt and possibly others. I have seen used ones available and newly made ones. Which would you recommend? The numbers don't match as it is, so I am not worrying about trying to find a certain number. I also realize that just because the numbers match does not mean it is not a mix from other guns. This is another shooter.

Reproduction(new) parts frequently require more fitting than original parts.
Not every part, original or not, can be made to fit and function in every luger.
The TD lever will likely require fitting to the existing side plate, actually the side plate will be fit to the new lever. It may or may not be "fittable".

I built a luger from parts this weekend, fortunately I had 6 or 8 side plates, and half a dozen trigger levers. I tried all of each and still could not get the pistol to fire.
I finally had to change the trigger, then I was able to get a combination that would work.

The moral of this story is that you may need to buy more than one part, or even more than one of the same part to get one to fit.

Probably 80-90 % of the time one can make a substitute part work, but sometimes they just will not co-operate.

Side plate, trigger, triggle lever, and sear bar interaction are the tough ones to get correct function.

But then no one promised working on lugers would be a "walk in a rose garden". There is a reason that the small parts were numbered when the pistol was initially built.