Artillery Fired Unexpectedly

Dwight Gruber · 10-06-2002, 12:34 PM

[quote]Originally posted by estevewatson@juno.com:
<strong>I am relieved that it was a firing pin (which I don't believe is a numbered part).</strong><hr></blockquote>

Fyi, firing pins--at least after 1910--were serial-numbered to the gun (1910 directive, see Gortz & Bryans or Still). It is for this reason that many correspondents here use a replacement firing pin if they are going to shoot their Lugers.

--Dwight

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10-06-2002, 12:34 PM	#8
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by estevewatson@juno.com: <strong>I am relieved that it was a firing pin (which I don't believe is a numbered part).</strong><hr></blockquote> Fyi, firing pins--at least after 1910--were serial-numbered to the gun (1910 directive, see Gortz & Bryans or Still). It is for this reason that many correspondents here use a replacement firing pin if they are going to shoot their Lugers. --Dwight