2 Date WW1 Erfurt Luger Help

[mrerick]

Hi, and welcome to tjhe forum.

From your pictures, it looks like the receiver may not be going completely into battery.

The small gap shown at your toggle train's breech face is not normal.

This could relate to the fitting of a replacement takedown lever. When in battery, the receiver looks like it may be proud to the frame...

If you're not experienced with these mechanisms, consider getting it to a good Luger experienced gunsmith that can check and fit it properly.

You paid about the going price for a good properly functioning shooter Luger.

(on background, I've never seen one of our members here respond to an inquiry with gibberish... There are some questions that regularly come up, and that's why we've assembled responses into our FAQ - so that we don't have to keep repeating explanations...)

Marc

[BlackBart]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Hi, and welcome to tjhe forum.

From your pictures, it looks like the receiver may not be going completely into battery.

The small gap shown at your toggle train's breech face is not normal.

This could relate to the fitting of a replacement takedown lever. When in battery, the receiver looks like it may be proud to the frame...

If you're not experienced with these mechanisms, consider getting it to a good Luger experienced gunsmith that can check and fit it properly.

You paid about the going price for a good properly functioning shooter Luger.

(on background, I've never seen one of our members here respond to an inquiry with gibberish... There are some questions that regularly come up, and that's why we've assembled responses into our FAQ - so that we don't have to keep repeating explanations...)

Marc

No, didn't mean to sound like member was responding in gibberish........ the link result that came back to me was gibberish! My fault no doubt not knowing the software. Cut me some slack, I'm older than most and gave up after DOS.

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by BlackBart

... Cut me some slack, I'm older than most and gave up after DOS.

Older than most? from your avatar, I would guess you are in your mid to late 60's? ...about my age (68). I started with an Apple ][ computer and my first IBM compatible had only a single floppy drive and no hard disk. It used MS-DOS 1.0 !

To sharpen your mind all you have to do is keep it in practical use. Collecting or learning about Lugers will definitely help with that...

Please try to take some photos of your pistol in natural light on an overcast day and without a flash. We can tell you more about your Luger if we can see clear, in-focus photos that show all markings and stamps. Please also include a photo of the front of the frame below the barrel. This is where the actual serial number should be... 4 digits with a cursive script letter underneath the number.

Welcome to the Lugerforum.

[BlackBart]

Originally Posted by John Sabato

Older than most? from your avatar, I would guess you are in your mid to late 60's? ...about my age (68). I started with an Apple ][ computer and my first IBM compatible had only a single floppy drive and no hard disk. It used MS-DOS 1.0 !

To sharpen your mind all you have to do is keep it in practical use. Collecting or learning about Lugers will definitely help with that...

Please try to take some photos of your pistol in natural light on an overcast day and without a flash. We can tell you more about your Luger if we can see clear, in-focus photos that show all markings and stamps. Please also include a photo of the front of the frame below the barrel. This is where the actual serial number should be... 4 digits with a cursive script letter underneath the number.

Welcome to the Lugerforum.

Thanks for the welcome, yes we're close..... I started with a Tandy EX... single floppy at 1200 baud, aded external HD and became an expert on Alleycat and pong. BBSing was a lot of fun or so I thought. I really thought I was jamming when I got a XT clone and 2400, LIGHTSPEED! Many think my avatar is some kind of pirate or boatyard logo, oh well, I can still eat, sleep and waste time at the North York Co range.
Anyway, took gun semi apart and did stretch out extractor spring a bit.... no soap, same thing. I DID discover with no pin in it it does go home all the way as advertised BUT when I align and put the axle back in it draws the slide back maybe 1/16th of an inch or less, just not enough for the extractor to grab except maybe the last round. Therefore............ beats the **** out of me. Nothing "looks" bent or in backwards that I can see. Really at a loss and knowing I probably overpaid to begin with..... local gunshop somewhere or swap it off at the next gunshow.......... I dunno.
Barrel aligns perfectly with factory line and numbers match. Damn!!! Best guess... never been separated.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by mrerick

(on background, I've never seen one of our members here respond to an inquiry with gibberish...

I didn't see this thread before...You made my day! Always start the day with a good laugh!

Now...I've not only SEEN members here respond with gibberish...I'VE responded with gibberish!!!

I've also woken up early on a Sunday morning and read posts here that would make a longshoreman blush...Those get reported immediately...