Luger Take Down Tool '/44'

[dc9]

Hello All,

I am getting ready to put this on e-stand and thought it best to get opinions before doing so.

Is the '/44' simply a date of manufacture marking, or something associated to an actual maker?

Thanks,

Eric

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[Alan Smith]

That is what a good friend calls a "fakedown" tool. There is no lip to catch the magazine button. An extra milling cut slightly off center was taken from the front to leave the lip on the backside to catch the magazine button. This gives the hole in the front a slightly oval shape. From the scratches on the back it appears that someone has tried to use it to load a magazine, and it won't stay on the magazine button without the lip. Also, the tool is not the correct shape. The marking looks like it was done on a jewelry store/ trophy shop engraver.

[Col.Klink]

Plus, they weren't making Lugers in 1944. They halted Luger production in 1942 and switched over to producing P38s for the duration of the war.

[dc9]

Alan,

Thank you for the education. (And, you too, Herr Klink).

Not sure if this second example is an authentic one either, but I found it and wanted to post the comparison, because it seems to have all the characteristics of a 'correct' one as you outlined in your explanation. If it is authentic, "fantastic!," as it was a bargain piece, and the posting might be valuable for future comparisons of this particular "fakedown" tool.

The second one also has a very faint '42' marking - is this a date, or could it be an indication of a Mauser maker mark?

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[Alan Smith]

Yes, that is a correct Mauser replacement tool. Mauser marked replacement parts with S/42 and then 42. Had nothing to do with 1942.