Gunsmith help

Ron Wood · 10-11-2009, 12:46 PM

I would imagine that the holdopen on a Wyatt is substantially different than on a standard Luger. There is no separate magazine in a Wyatt. The grip frame itself serves as the magazine for the larger .45 cal cartridge and it loads from the top of the action (kind of like a C96 but without a stripper clip) with the toggle open. Since there is no magazine follower button to actuate the hold open (the follower is actually lowered by inserting a rod through the slot in the right grip), the holdopen must have been modified to be engaged by the follower itself or by some other device. I have never had the opportunity to handle one of these unique guns, so all I can do is guess.

10-11-2009, 12:46 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,123 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	I would imagine that the holdopen on a Wyatt is substantially different than on a standard Luger. There is no separate magazine in a Wyatt. The grip frame itself serves as the magazine for the larger .45 cal cartridge and it loads from the top of the action (kind of like a C96 but without a stripper clip) with the toggle open. Since there is no magazine follower button to actuate the hold open (the follower is actually lowered by inserting a rod through the slot in the right grip), the holdopen must have been modified to be engaged by the follower itself or by some other device. I have never had the opportunity to handle one of these unique guns, so all I can do is guess. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction