6" .30 Luger barrel, 1900 style

Ron Wood · 04-09-2014, 09:19 PM

It starts and ends inside the red circle, and it is silver soldered in. Perhaps you can see the dovetails of the insert in this photo

P.S. It isn't mine...I wish it was. It is a GL marked transitional piece with the improved breech block and made from a 1904 Navy frame which explains the stock lug.

sheepherder · 04-09-2014, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

It starts and ends inside the red circle, and it is silver soldered in. Perhaps you can see the dovetails of the insert in this photo.

I see something on the inside grip, but I can't envision what it is that is soldered in...Dave, can you see it???

Is it something maybe one inch in diameter and shaped to fit the cavity???

ithacaartist · 04-10-2014, 09:34 AM

[QUOTE=sheepherder;253071Dave, can you see it???

Is it something maybe one inch in diameter and shaped to fit the cavity???[/QUOTE]

The solder joint at the front of the insert is fairly visible, and if you look closely, a seam is evident in the material b elow the newly-created place for the pin. It would appear that the unit is slipped into the cavity in the frame, and the dovetails on the face of it assure that it won't be torqued around. The closer the fit of the joint, the better the solder bond; so I'd imagine a lot of work in fitting the piece to be patched in. The concept seems simple, otherwise. Thanks for the pics Ron.

I'd like to have a 1900 shooter someday. Changing over the recoil system would eliminate any worries about breaking a flat spring. This modification is semi-permanent (could be restored with a bunch more work) but the theoretical pistol would be a shooter.

Rich, I was referring to the adjustable recoil spring guide in another thread.

04-09-2014, 09:19 PM	#1
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: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	It starts and ends inside the red circle, and it is silver soldered in. Perhaps you can see the dovetails of the insert in this photo P.S. It isn't mine...I wish it was. It is a GL marked transitional piece with the improved breech block and made from a 1904 Navy frame which explains the stock lug. Attached Thumbnails __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,374 Thanks: 7,447 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	[QUOTE=sheepherder;253071Dave, can you see it??? Is it something maybe one inch in diameter and shaped to fit the cavity???[/QUOTE] The solder joint at the front of the insert is fairly visible, and if you look closely, a seam is evident in the material b elow the newly-created place for the pin. It would appear that the unit is slipped into the cavity in the frame, and the dovetails on the face of it assure that it won't be torqued around. The closer the fit of the joint, the better the solder bond; so I'd imagine a lot of work in fitting the piece to be patched in. The concept seems simple, otherwise. Thanks for the pics Ron. I'd like to have a 1900 shooter someday. Changing over the recoil system would eliminate any worries about breaking a flat spring. This modification is semi-permanent (could be restored with a bunch more work) but the theoretical pistol would be a shooter. Rich, I was referring to the adjustable recoil spring guide in another thread. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894