Help identify this Luger please?

John Sabato · 10-29-2007, 03:31 PM

Another give away on the ground rear toggle flat surface is the elimination of the graceful bevels on either side of the top edges which keep the part from being sharp... if these chamfers are thin or non-existant, the toggle has been ground flat to eliminate the manufacturer's mark.

The barrel looks to me like a portion of a surplus .30 caliber rifle barrel that has been fitted to the Luger and rechambered. The tapers are all wrong, and the front sight base arrangement is not factory... looks like it was slipped over the end of the .30 caliber barrel and soldered into place. A common practice for custom gunsmith Luger barrel replacement.

Your barrel dimension must be only the exposed part. You should measure the barrel by inserting a cleaning rod until it touches the breechface and then measure the cleaning rod that fit inside the barrel. Looks at least 7 inches from the photos and probably eight...

10-29-2007, 03:31 PM	#17
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Rebarreled commercail Luger. Another give away on the ground rear toggle flat surface is the elimination of the graceful bevels on either side of the top edges which keep the part from being sharp... if these chamfers are thin or non-existant, the toggle has been ground flat to eliminate the manufacturer's mark. The barrel looks to me like a portion of a surplus .30 caliber rifle barrel that has been fitted to the Luger and rechambered. The tapers are all wrong, and the front sight base arrangement is not factory... looks like it was slipped over the end of the .30 caliber barrel and soldered into place. A common practice for custom gunsmith Luger barrel replacement. Your barrel dimension must be only the exposed part. You should measure the barrel by inserting a cleaning rod until it touches the breechface and then measure the cleaning rod that fit inside the barrel. Looks at least 7 inches from the photos and probably eight... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*