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Hello,
I would like to offer my Dreyse 1907 for assessment. This one was obtained from another forum member on the K98k Forum. It is Imperial German proofed, which is a nice touch, and all parts are matching. The serial number of this one is 129751, which seems to place it at a date of 1916 based on the following sticked post (correct me if I am wrong).
Othias of C&Rsenal was not kidding when he said to take extra caution when removing the recoil spring follower for disassembly. On my latest cleaning, it shot across the room and into a messy corner of my workroom, which resulted in the need to spend 3 hours cleaning and looking for it behind the workbench and cabinets. Since then I have come up with a home made contraption to simplify installation and removal of the follower, with a means of "capturing" it in case tension is suddenly released.
So far, I have only taken it out to the range once. I had some issues with feeding (Winchester .32acp):
1. With a freshly loaded magazine, it seemed that the slide would get hung up halfway through racking. I later realized, I just needed to add more "oomph", which is a bit awkward with the gripping surface near the muzzle. This was confirmed with some .32acp snap caps.
2. After firing the first cartridge, I would have FTF issues, which I think could be addressed with a replacement Wolff recoil spring, which has since been installed, but not tested.
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Overall, I like this neat little pistol. My wife remarked that the design looks like what a young child would draw if you told them to draw a "pistol" using their imagination.
I would like to offer my Dreyse 1907 for assessment. This one was obtained from another forum member on the K98k Forum. It is Imperial German proofed, which is a nice touch, and all parts are matching. The serial number of this one is 129751, which seems to place it at a date of 1916 based on the following sticked post (correct me if I am wrong).
Othias of C&Rsenal was not kidding when he said to take extra caution when removing the recoil spring follower for disassembly. On my latest cleaning, it shot across the room and into a messy corner of my workroom, which resulted in the need to spend 3 hours cleaning and looking for it behind the workbench and cabinets. Since then I have come up with a home made contraption to simplify installation and removal of the follower, with a means of "capturing" it in case tension is suddenly released.
So far, I have only taken it out to the range once. I had some issues with feeding (Winchester .32acp):
1. With a freshly loaded magazine, it seemed that the slide would get hung up halfway through racking. I later realized, I just needed to add more "oomph", which is a bit awkward with the gripping surface near the muzzle. This was confirmed with some .32acp snap caps.
2. After firing the first cartridge, I would have FTF issues, which I think could be addressed with a replacement Wolff recoil spring, which has since been installed, but not tested.
Overall, I like this neat little pistol. My wife remarked that the design looks like what a young child would draw if you told them to draw a "pistol" using their imagination.
