1918 DWM Police Rework Questions

lugerholsterrepair · 03-02-2014, 06:26 PM

Jerry Burney stated above that the firing pin was changed at some point, possibly by Mauser. it is highly likely this extractor was part of a Mauser overhaul..This was a part that Mauser beefed up on pistols when they started production and it wouldn't surprise me to see these changed as well. The extractor locking hook on DWM pistols was very dainty and broke fairly often I suspect. I have broken one on an Artillery shooter. Mauser made them much stronger and the Swiss completely closed this hook into an arm with a hole in it. So it was obvious to the Germans that it was a weak point. The only way to see is to take out the extractor..Not difficult at all but not something the average collector does either..

03-02-2014, 06:26 PM	#16
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	Jerry Burney stated above that the firing pin was changed at some point, possibly by Mauser. it is highly likely this extractor was part of a Mauser overhaul..This was a part that Mauser beefed up on pistols when they started production and it wouldn't surprise me to see these changed as well. The extractor locking hook on DWM pistols was very dainty and broke fairly often I suspect. I have broken one on an Artillery shooter. Mauser made them much stronger and the Swiss completely closed this hook into an arm with a hole in it. So it was obvious to the Germans that it was a weak point. The only way to see is to take out the extractor..Not difficult at all but not something the average collector does either.. __________________ 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."