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Pete Ebbink · 06-07-2005, 09:31 PM

http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=484554

Pete Ebbink · 07-12-2005, 11:23 PM

John Sabato · 07-13-2005, 09:49 AM

This is a firing pin protrusion gauge Pete...

1.1mm being the minimum allowable limit

...and 1.35mm being the longest allowable.

Pete Ebbink · 07-13-2005, 11:54 AM

Thanks, John...

Any idea what the small u-notch at the top of the gauge is used for...?

John Sabato · 07-13-2005, 12:38 PM

I believe that this is a "shape" check for the very end of the firing pin, to ensure that it has not been deformed by firing or dry firing or some other misuse... Any sharpness in this area could lead to pierced primers... not a safe condition in any gun.

mauro · 07-13-2005, 02:03 PM

Hello Pete,
At page 60 of my book you can find some other examples of this firing pin gauge with the Waffenamt stamp but without the Mauser Banner.
The explanations about the use are available too.
Note that in some gauge variations the u-notch at the top is labeled with 0.75.
Ciao
Mauro

06-07-2005, 09:31 PM	#1
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07-13-2005, 09:49 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	This is a firing pin protrusion gauge Pete... 1.1mm being the minimum allowable limit ...and 1.35mm being the longest allowable. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

07-13-2005, 12:38 PM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	I believe that this is a "shape" check for the very end of the firing pin, to ensure that it has not been deformed by firing or dry firing or some other misuse... Any sharpness in this area could lead to pierced primers... not a safe condition in any gun. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

07-13-2005, 02:03 PM	#6
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Hello Pete, At page 60 of my book you can find some other examples of this firing pin gauge with the Waffenamt stamp but without the Mauser Banner. The explanations about the use are available too. Note that in some gauge variations the u-notch at the top is labeled with 0.75. Ciao Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

07-12-2005, 11:23 PM	#2
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07-13-2005, 11:54 AM	#4
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Thanks, John... Any idea what the small u-notch at the top of the gauge is used for...?