Chrome\Nickel 1912 Erfurt, First Luger.

lugerholsterrepair · 03-02-2011, 05:31 PM

Dennis, The pin you are missing beneathe the takedown lever is actually the spring that holds the lever in place, keeping it from rotating down when fireing. If it rotates down the sideplate will likely fall off. Try contacting Luger Doc AKA Tom Heller. He will likely have one for you.
You could keep it as its polished..and shoot the pistol..a somewhat worn bore is not going to affect it much..or you could have it blued if you don't like the look of the polished steel. A cheap salt blue is good enough for a shooter. I wouldn't put too much into it..it will always remain a shooter.
Spend your money on a good sound 90% blued pistol. If you plan to shoot it don't worry about all matching..and the price that goes along with that.

Jerry Burney

03-02-2011, 05:31 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Dennis, The pin you are missing beneathe the takedown lever is actually the spring that holds the lever in place, keeping it from rotating down when fireing. If it rotates down the sideplate will likely fall off. Try contacting Luger Doc AKA Tom Heller. He will likely have one for you. You could keep it as its polished..and shoot the pistol..a somewhat worn bore is not going to affect it much..or you could have it blued if you don't like the look of the polished steel. A cheap salt blue is good enough for a shooter. I wouldn't put too much into it..it will always remain a shooter. Spend your money on a good sound 90% blued pistol. If you plan to shoot it don't worry about all matching..and the price that goes along with that. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."