Arty adjustable front and rear sight question

QuanLoi · 07-24-2023, 02:31 PM

Is there a special tool required in order to adjust the front and rear sights of an artillery Luger? My pistol has both adjustment screws but the cap of the screw has two holes rather than a slot. Just curious...

Edward Tinker · 07-24-2023, 02:49 PM

yes, there is a special tool

Karl · 07-24-2023, 06:14 PM

Decker,

You can make your own:
https://forum.lugerforum.com/showthr...highlight=arty

Karl

ithacaartist · 07-28-2023, 10:07 AM

They call 'em "snake-eye" heads. Making a driver bit (or having a handy person do it) would save the risk of breaking an original. The brass ones online are vulnerable in this way. The format is used for security screws, so there might be such a creature available off the shelf somewhere. Probably metric?

Doubs · 07-28-2023, 11:02 AM

The screws have likely not been turned in many years and may be "frozen" in place. I'd use a penetrating oil to loosen them and let them soak for days before trying to adjust them.

07-24-2023, 02:31 PM	#1
QuanLoi User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Arty adjustable front and rear sight question Is there a special tool required in order to adjust the front and rear sights of an artillery Luger? My pistol has both adjustment screws but the cap of the screw has two holes rather than a slot. Just curious...

07-24-2023, 02:49 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,924 Thanks: 2,012 Thanked 4,517 Times in 2,087 Posts	yes, there is a special tool __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

07-28-2023, 10:07 AM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,316 Thanks: 7,160 Thanked 2,529 Times in 1,346 Posts	They call 'em "snake-eye" heads. Making a driver bit (or having a handy person do it) would save the risk of breaking an original. The brass ones online are vulnerable in this way. The format is used for security screws, so there might be such a creature available off the shelf somewhere. Probably metric? __________________ "... 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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07-24-2023, 06:14 PM	#3
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 517 Thanks: 0 Thanked 255 Times in 113 Posts	Decker, You can make your own: https://forum.lugerforum.com/showthr...highlight=arty Karl

07-28-2023, 11:02 AM	#5
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,692 Thanks: 789 Thanked 1,670 Times in 548 Posts	The screws have likely not been turned in many years and may be "frozen" in place. I'd use a penetrating oil to loosen them and let them soak for days before trying to adjust them.