Deep Engraved K80 toplatch

I think Krieghoff sells these for about $1900 ??? Plus tax and shipping

This one is $777.77 plus a few dollars to ship

 

Beautiful piece to bad it’s costly to have them replaced and you have to send your gun out also to be fitted or I would buy it great price

 

You can or any gunsmith can change a toplatch in about 30 seconds.

Thsnks for the value endorsement

 

I called Krieghoff and they told me needs to be fitted and you have to send your gun in, that’s 75.00 both ways and 500.00 to install it, crazy Right 30 seconds lol

 

I watched the owner of the Indiana Gun Club, who is a Krieghoff dealer but not a gunsmith, switch out one of these in about 10 minutes as I was standing there watching him. I'm not saying I'd try it without being supervised, but it didn't look to be all that big of a job. YMMV

 

Was that on a K80 or a K32 ?

I really have seen them installed in what seems like a minute but might take 5. Now K32s have more variation so can take longer

 

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g7....if wanted to give that latch a non glare finish, what would i ask for from KI?

 

The top latch appears to be either a dull nickel or nitride.

 

It’s Nickled. Yep but could be used on a Nitrided receiver also

 

g7....if wanted to give that latch a non glare finish, what would i ask for from KI?

 

It is pretty much a non glare . You would like it less white?

I would think you could just put some instant blue and wipe off . You could try that on the bottom

My experience is that all finished work. Shiny blue on dull Nickle. Dull Nickle on shiny received ( very common)

Nitride on Nickle

etc

it’s a different part

 

thanks for the info g'.

 

or you could buy one from Krieghoff for $1900. Not certain if you have to pay tax and shipping on that

Best regards from the great state of Iowa

Gene

 

my blue san remo latch glares. i was wondering what KI uses to make that non glare finish like on the ribs. i was wondering if it could be done to yours.
back to the drawing board!

 

I think mine is just very white-- I dont see glare at all--

Gene