Questions - 1900 commercial?

DonVoigt · 01-15-2018, 08:34 PM

No,
DWM did not "skip" numbering side plates. They had to be fitted to the frame and sear to function; it is one of the more important numbered parts for interchangeability.

Magazine- yes , any magazine should fit. As you surmise there must be something interfering.
Could be some rust or dried grease, or a burr or dent. You can likely see it when you have it in hand and get the grips off.

Do post pictures when you have it.

barr44 · 01-16-2018, 06:53 PM

Thanks Don,
I am on the same page with you and Karl, with the interchangeability of magazines. I've never seen a problem with changing mags among my lugers, but I have never been this close to a model 1900.
I hope to have a chance this weekend to look the pistol over more closely and remove both grips and try and determine what is going on.
Thanks again for the help, and when I find out more I'll let you folks know.
barr

01-15-2018, 08:34 PM	#1
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,355 Times in 2,041 Posts	No, DWM did not "skip" numbering side plates. They had to be fitted to the frame and sear to function; it is one of the more important numbered parts for interchangeability. Magazine- yes , any magazine should fit. As you surmise there must be something interfering. Could be some rust or dried grease, or a burr or dent. You can likely see it when you have it in hand and get the grips off. Do post pictures when you have it. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

01-16-2018, 06:53 PM	#2
barr44 User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: york co., va Posts: 153 Thanks: 27 Thanked 35 Times in 21 Posts	Thanks Don, I am on the same page with you and Karl, with the interchangeability of magazines. I've never seen a problem with changing mags among my lugers, but I have never been this close to a model 1900. I hope to have a chance this weekend to look the pistol over more closely and remove both grips and try and determine what is going on. Thanks again for the help, and when I find out more I'll let you folks know. barr