sideplate replacement?

Jim Mac · 02-21-2012, 09:06 PM

On my first luger everything but the sideplate and take down lever is stamped 65. The side plate and lever is stamped 66. I noticed there's a guy in the classifieds trading in sideplates for the old one plus 75 dollars. For a shooter type gun (its been reblued) is it worth the money to swap out the side plate and try to find a correct lever, just to say its numbers matching? Its a 1917 DWM standard pistol. thanks. jim

alanint · 02-21-2012, 09:45 PM

Not really. You can try to find the parts, just because it pleases you to have an all matching pistol, but it will not make a difference to a potential buyer and you will have more money into the pistol than you may get out of it.

padredan · 02-21-2012, 10:29 PM

fully agree with you on that

mrerick · 02-21-2012, 10:41 PM

You could also have trigger / sear fitting problems with replacing that part. These pistols were hand fitted in that area...

Marc

02-21-2012, 09:06 PM	#1
Jim Mac User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 261 Thanks: 2 Thanked 67 Times in 35 Posts	sideplate replacement? On my first luger everything but the sideplate and take down lever is stamped 65. The side plate and lever is stamped 66. I noticed there's a guy in the classifieds trading in sideplates for the old one plus 75 dollars. For a shooter type gun (its been reblued) is it worth the money to swap out the side plate and try to find a correct lever, just to say its numbers matching? Its a 1917 DWM standard pistol. thanks. jim

02-21-2012, 09:45 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Not really. You can try to find the parts, just because it pleases you to have an all matching pistol, but it will not make a difference to a potential buyer and you will have more money into the pistol than you may get out of it. Last edited by alanint; 02-21-2012 at 10:38 PM.

02-21-2012, 10:29 PM	#3
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	fully agree with you on that __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

02-21-2012, 10:41 PM	#4
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	You could also have trigger / sear fitting problems with replacing that part. These pistols were hand fitted in that area... Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.