Picture of a Punch

Ron Wood · 08-25-2010, 09:43 PM

You can chuck up a nail in a redneck lathe (an electric drill clamped in a vise) and turn one out with a file. Takes some time and you need to fire up your Bernzomatic torch to heat treat it. But for free and a little care you would be hard pressed to tell it from an original. You can buy one from Simpsons but a did-it-my-ownself is kinda satisfying.

By the way, the only two uses for a pin punch that I can tell is to push out the pin that holds in the magazine bottom, and to drift out the pin that secures the thumb safety (which isn't too likely). Can't think of any other operations that would be done by a soldier in the field. Any other ideas?

08-25-2010, 09:43 PM	#13
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: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	You can chuck up a nail in a redneck lathe (an electric drill clamped in a vise) and turn one out with a file. Takes some time and you need to fire up your Bernzomatic torch to heat treat it. But for free and a little care you would be hard pressed to tell it from an original. You can buy one from Simpsons but a did-it-my-ownself is kinda satisfying. By the way, the only two uses for a pin punch that I can tell is to push out the pin that holds in the magazine bottom, and to drift out the pin that secures the thumb safety (which isn't too likely). Can't think of any other operations that would be done by a soldier in the field. Any other ideas? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction