Luger Frame Tooling Marks Study

Wastoute · 05-18-2017, 05:18 PM

Fascinating history! The 1928 Luger has tool marks that demonstrate that the machining was done with a "single point planer". That is why the tool marks are linear. The 1940s Luger has tool marks that indicate the tool was rotating but I wonder if the tool may not have been a "single point" tool rather than and endmill type tool as the marks are not all concentric. It almost looks like the tool got dull and gouged into the work there.

05-18-2017, 05:18 PM	#33
Wastoute User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 30 Thanks: 39 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Fascinating history! The 1928 Luger has tool marks that demonstrate that the machining was done with a "single point planer". That is why the tool marks are linear. The 1940s Luger has tool marks that indicate the tool was rotating but I wonder if the tool may not have been a "single point" tool rather than and endmill type tool as the marks are not all concentric. It almost looks like the tool got dull and gouged into the work there.