Locking Bolt Spring help

mrerick · 11-10-2017, 02:11 PM

The scaling on the surface is odd, and the cut is much wider than the springs I have inspected.

Possibly, the alloy is different from that used in the original springs, and the cut is wider and deeper in order to compensate. Most of those you find after an image Google search on "luger locking bolt spring" have a narrower cut which is off center.

Here's an example:

https://image.sportsmansguide.com/ad...6/60725_ts.jpg

11-10-2017, 02:11 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	The scaling on the surface is odd, and the cut is much wider than the springs I have inspected. Possibly, the alloy is different from that used in the original springs, and the cut is wider and deeper in order to compensate. Most of those you find after an image Google search on "luger locking bolt spring" have a narrower cut which is off center. Here's an example: https://image.sportsmansguide.com/ad...6/60725_ts.jpg __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.