Firing pin cracked

Geo99 · 05-26-2014, 11:46 PM

The pin is from a Nazi reworked 1918 Luger. The serial num matches and is same font as the other reworked parts (grips and toggle axle). I too have never seen one so rough.

The rest of the gun looks fine as far as mechanical condition.

GT - thanks for the offer - I just found a repro firing pin in my box of stuff, so OK for now to shoot it.

Interesting point about it being repair job - because the front part looks just fine and original, but the back part is messed up. There is nothing I can see that would cause such rough wear to the pin. The pin was cold blued so that is why it looks so clean after I took the blue off. Someone may have blued it to cover the repair.

- Geo

05-26-2014, 11:46 PM	#9
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 400 Thanks: 102 Thanked 127 Times in 75 Posts	The pin is from a Nazi reworked 1918 Luger. The serial num matches and is same font as the other reworked parts (grips and toggle axle). I too have never seen one so rough. The rest of the gun looks fine as far as mechanical condition. GT - thanks for the offer - I just found a repro firing pin in my box of stuff, so OK for now to shoot it. Interesting point about it being repair job - because the front part looks just fine and original, but the back part is messed up. There is nothing I can see that would cause such rough wear to the pin. The pin was cold blued so that is why it looks so clean after I took the blue off. Someone may have blued it to cover the repair. - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers