Luger grip

Jim Keenan · 03-04-2001, 03:50 PM

The general consensus seems to be that Georg Luger angled the grip of his pistol for better feel and pointing. Not so. The Borchardt recoil spring, often considered clumsy, in fact was made so as to provide the proper downward force on the toggle to close it properly. When Luger put the spring in the grip, and tried to use the straight grip of the Borchardt, the spring force was almost all toward the front, not downward. Getting the necessary downward force required bending the grip backward. The unique feel and perfection of the Luger grip was, essentially, accidental. Worse, that wonderful grip required a magazine that is a lot less than wonderful; the Borchardt's straight magazine was much more reliable.

Jim

Kyrie · 03-04-2001, 05:06 PM

Very well said, Jim

Best regards,

Kyrie

Dok · 03-04-2001, 07:19 PM

for that interesting piece of Luger trivia, I certainly didn't know that.

03-04-2001, 03:50 PM	#1
Jim Keenan User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Luger grip The general consensus seems to be that Georg Luger angled the grip of his pistol for better feel and pointing. Not so. The Borchardt recoil spring, often considered clumsy, in fact was made so as to provide the proper downward force on the toggle to close it properly. When Luger put the spring in the grip, and tried to use the straight grip of the Borchardt, the spring force was almost all toward the front, not downward. Getting the necessary downward force required bending the grip backward. The unique feel and perfection of the Luger grip was, essentially, accidental. Worse, that wonderful grip required a magazine that is a lot less than wonderful; the Borchardt's straight magazine was much more reliable. Jim

03-04-2001, 05:06 PM	#2
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Re: Luger grip Very well said, Jim Best regards, Kyrie

03-04-2001, 07:19 PM	#3
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks Jim... for that interesting piece of Luger trivia, I certainly didn't know that.