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Unread 11-16-2002, 11:46 PM   #2
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Dwight,

That is the "Wilhelmina proof", found on M11 Dutch contract Lugers. Queen Wilhelmina was the ruling monarch in the Netherlands from 1898 until 1948. If the Luger you saw was on a Dutch frame, the safety marking would be "Rust".
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