Witness Mark and Barrel Questions

Dwight Gruber · 03-06-2003, 01:58 AM

One of the problems so far encountered in this discussion is that no one has been able to document what the construction practices for Lugers actually were. I'd like to know where Bob Simpson's information came from.

The speculation thus far advanced is interestng. It seems clear that if witness marks are struck as proof of barrel/receiver mating this can be used as a positive indicator of the authenticity of a Luger. If witness marks are alignment marks for barrel removal and reassembly, then misalignment is not necessarily an indicator of barrel replacement. And what can be deduced from witness marks such as those in the examples above which are aligned but seem not to be struck at the same time or by the same instrument?

The original manufacturing principles are crucially central to this topic.

--Dwight

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03-06-2003, 01:58 AM	#17
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	One of the problems so far encountered in this discussion is that no one has been able to document what the construction practices for Lugers actually were. I'd like to know where Bob Simpson's information came from. The speculation thus far advanced is interestng. It seems clear that if witness marks are struck as proof of barrel/receiver mating this can be used as a positive indicator of the authenticity of a Luger. If witness marks are alignment marks for barrel removal and reassembly, then misalignment is not necessarily an indicator of barrel replacement. And what can be deduced from witness marks such as those in the examples above which are aligned but seem not to be struck at the same time or by the same instrument? The original manufacturing principles are crucially central to this topic. --Dwight