Did I break this Luger? Bolt stuck open

mattnashbrowns · 07-09-2009, 11:52 AM

It's pretty clear that the retractor knob on the magazine is not right. It is tilted away from the mag body at the top. Is it safe to try to straighten it with a pair of pliers?

The manual that the previous owner had appears to be an English translation of the original manual, published by Shooter's Bible in 1964. It is a little red book, about 4" by 6", with a price of $1 shown on the front. It has three fold-outs in the back, each showing extremely detailed ink drawings of the pistol from various angles, with and without cutaways.

The translation maintains a fully German sensibility, which makes some of the intro stuff seem whimsical, but when it gets into the technical details it becomes almost incomprehensible.

07-09-2009, 11:52 AM	#1
mattnashbrowns User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's pretty clear that the retractor knob on the magazine is not right. It is tilted away from the mag body at the top. Is it safe to try to straighten it with a pair of pliers? The manual that the previous owner had appears to be an English translation of the original manual, published by Shooter's Bible in 1964. It is a little red book, about 4" by 6", with a price of $1 shown on the front. It has three fold-outs in the back, each showing extremely detailed ink drawings of the pistol from various angles, with and without cutaways. The translation maintains a fully German sensibility, which makes some of the intro stuff seem whimsical, but when it gets into the technical details it becomes almost incomprehensible.