Luger / Walther 9MM to .22 Conversion unit

sheepherder · 10-10-2015, 09:36 PM

One of the members of WaltherForums has pics of different sub-caliber adapter cartridges, this one looks like the Lothar Walther adapter for the .22LR...

Simple enough looking. Just a hollow shell with a center rod with an off-center pin sticking through the front. The shell plus the barrel insert flange equal the 9mm case length. The breechblock would hold it in place. I would guess that the pin is pressed into the rod (or maybe machined as part of the center section?).

I have to wonder what the center section is made of. It can't do the Luger firing pin any good to hit anything hard, even if it does move...

Edit: Looking closer, it looks like the center section has something in the middle of it, where the Luger firing pin strikes...The cross-section shows something that looks to be shaped like a primer...A softer metal? Brass or copper maybe???

10-10-2015, 09:36 PM	#11
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	One of the members of WaltherForums has pics of different sub-caliber adapter cartridges, this one looks like the Lothar Walther adapter for the .22LR... Simple enough looking. Just a hollow shell with a center rod with an off-center pin sticking through the front. The shell plus the barrel insert flange equal the 9mm case length. The breechblock would hold it in place. I would guess that the pin is pressed into the rod (or maybe machined as part of the center section?). I have to wonder what the center section is made of. It can't do the Luger firing pin any good to hit anything hard, even if it does move... Edit: Looking closer, it looks like the center section has something in the middle of it, where the Luger firing pin strikes...The cross-section shows something that looks to be shaped like a primer...A softer metal? Brass or copper maybe??? Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 10-11-2015 at 10:50 AM.