Nice 1900

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

G57:
I have a beautiful matching Artillery Luger with a bulged barrel. ...I'm not sure what to do with it if I ever decide to sell.
dju

Gerry Tomek has successfully un-bulged barrels with a 'saddle' which fits over the bulge and is then tapped while turning the barrel. Pics look good of the finished fix.

I have also seen bulged barrels put back round using a tool that looks like a pipe cutter but with three rollers (no cutter). It works great, but leaves circular marks. It is loose enough to ride the Luger taper but the resulting barrel needs refinishing.

Gerry's method is cool, and a Luger taper could be easily bored in a steel block on a lathe, then split. It would likely be gun-specific since the taper is different diameter at any point on the barrel. From a machining point of view, it sounds like a fun project. (For someone else!).