1900 luger toggle lock repair

Major Tom · 01-03-2018, 03:06 PM

I have read where the lock piece in the frame is dove tailed in and can be driven out like a dove tailed sight. Is this correct? I also read where that piece is 'soldered in place. So, can a capable DIY guy (me) do the repair?
Thank you for your replies.

sheepherder · 01-03-2018, 04:54 PM

It's not a dovetail, it's a T-slot.

Major Tom · 01-04-2018, 04:33 PM

But is the repair doable for DIY guy? Is it soldered in place?

ithacaartist · 01-05-2018, 03:40 AM

Silver soldered... You'd heat the joint to free the part, I wouldn't go driving on it.

Many use the process, but all are not equal. If you're good at welding, brazing, and lead soldering, you can already probably do it, and could succeed, providing the replacement part is good and fits well.

The toggle lock is not absolutely necessary for function. The soldering process may well damage the finish in that area.

sheepherder · 01-05-2018, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Major Tom

But is the repair doable for DIY guy? Is it soldered in place?

Maybe and yes. Depends on the guy.

DonVoigt · 01-05-2018, 09:23 AM

Well,
I would not do it.
The old solder will be the high temp type, requiring at least orange heat to melt.

I would not want to heat a spot, might warp, will require re-finish.

If the missing latch bothers you, I would suggest you sell the offending pistol and buy one with an intact latch. JMHO.

As said before, it is not needed for function.

I have a very nice and scarce 1900 variant with a broken latch; I would never consider repairing it- as is often said: "it's part of the history".

Lugerdoc · 01-05-2018, 10:47 AM

Maj.Tom et al, I do have new repros of the frame part of the toggle lock in stock @$50 + $5 S&H, that I've installed without silver sodering into the tapered slot of the M1900 frame and have had no problems. It's about like installing a tight front sight blade. Not sure if that is how it was done at the factory and I'm sure that sodering it in would be nice, but not essential. TH

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Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 481 Thanks: 531 Thanked 226 Times in 123 Posts	1900 luger toggle lock repair I have read where the lock piece in the frame is dove tailed in and can be driven out like a dove tailed sight. Is this correct? I also read where that piece is 'soldered in place. So, can a capable DIY guy (me) do the repair? Thank you for your replies. __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,181 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,438 Times in 2,327 Posts	It's not a dovetail, it's a T-slot. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 01-09-2018 at 05:21 PM.

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Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 481 Thanks: 531 Thanked 226 Times in 123 Posts	But is the repair doable for DIY guy? Is it soldered in place? __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Silver soldered... You'd heat the joint to free the part, I wouldn't go driving on it. Many use the process, but all are not equal. If you're good at welding, brazing, and lead soldering, you can already probably do it, and could succeed, providing the replacement part is good and fits well. The toggle lock is not absolutely necessary for function. The soldering process may well damage the finish in that area. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	Well, I would not do it. The old solder will be the high temp type, requiring at least orange heat to melt. I would not want to heat a spot, might warp, will require re-finish. If the missing latch bothers you, I would suggest you sell the offending pistol and buy one with an intact latch. JMHO. As said before, it is not needed for function. I have a very nice and scarce 1900 variant with a broken latch; I would never consider repairing it- as is often said: "it's part of the history". Attached Thumbnails __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Maj.Tom et al, I do have new repros of the frame part of the toggle lock in stock @$50 + $5 S&H, that I've installed without silver sodering into the tapered slot of the M1900 frame and have had no problems. It's about like installing a tight front sight blade. Not sure if that is how it was done at the factory and I'm sure that sodering it in would be nice, but not essential. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net