http://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/Luger/The Parabellum Story (GunFacts).pdf
This is a pretty interesting but long article regarding the introduction of the Luger pistol by Mauser for Interarms back in the 70s. Lots of background information on the original Luger pistol plus the Swiss versions.
I've owned one of the Interarms Lugers since 1985. It is a great shooter but plagued with weak springs. I've had to replace all of them but the recoil spring over the years.
The article has a great quote regarding the use of sintered metal for internal parts in firearms:
"Much verbal rubbish is heard about the superior quality of forged parts, which hearkens back to the comment of Professor Schlesinger in Berlin, who said, regarding the German arms industry in the 1930's, they manufactured chips with guns as an incidental byproduct. Some wag in the U.S. picked this up later and applied it, quite accurately to Colt." Jan Stevenson, "The Parabellum Story" A modern equivalent to sintered metal and the concern thereof would be MIM parts.
This is a pretty interesting but long article regarding the introduction of the Luger pistol by Mauser for Interarms back in the 70s. Lots of background information on the original Luger pistol plus the Swiss versions.
I've owned one of the Interarms Lugers since 1985. It is a great shooter but plagued with weak springs. I've had to replace all of them but the recoil spring over the years.
The article has a great quote regarding the use of sintered metal for internal parts in firearms:
"Much verbal rubbish is heard about the superior quality of forged parts, which hearkens back to the comment of Professor Schlesinger in Berlin, who said, regarding the German arms industry in the 1930's, they manufactured chips with guns as an incidental byproduct. Some wag in the U.S. picked this up later and applied it, quite accurately to Colt." Jan Stevenson, "The Parabellum Story" A modern equivalent to sintered metal and the concern thereof would be MIM parts.
