'significant other' doesn't understand the beauty, craftsmanship and Of the toggle, is ejected as the toggle nears the end of its rearwardįree Travel Info, and a new round is stripped from the magazine andĬhambered as the toggle is driven back to the straight position by a The spent cartridge isĮxtracted by a combination extractor/loaded chamber indicator on the top To come rearward, and the striker to be cocked. Toggle joint is no longer straight, it bends freely, allowing the bolt Up on a pair of cams that 'breaks' the toggle (makes it bend at the

Toggle move straight rearward (on rails) until the toggle begins to ride When a round is fired the entire breech, barrel and Position resists the rearward force of the detonating cartridge, then Knee, which can sustain a heavy weight when straight, but once bent is Holds the breech closed by locking in a manner not unlike the human Please visit Legal (tabbed) for Conditions of Sale.įeature of these pistols is undoubtedly the toggle-lock mechanism, which

Surface conditions that one normally doesn't see in the ordinaryĬopyrighted, all rights reserved, any extraction, reproduction orĭisplay of gun pictures without the express consent of the Phoenix Magnified close-ups show us tool marks and natural With the high mega-pixel camera show more than we sometimes can see with This produced the highly sought after 'early' 1937, the last of the original finish Lugers. In the early part of 1937 a decision was made to eliminate the straw bluing of the locking lever, trigger, thumb safety, magazine release and ejector and then salt blue the gun. The last two digits of the serial number appear on all the small parts including the thumb safety, all matching numbers. Truly a collector's find! There is the Mauser Code S/42 on the first toggle link with a 'V' notch rear sight on the 2nd toggle. This is an early 1937 Chamber dated Mauser Code 'S/42' in excellent condition.

German luger serial number records