Explain this 1920 over AE Stamp?

[Mike B]

For what it's worth, I have a "like new" '06 AE with no "GERMANY" and the extractor is marked "GELADEN". My thinking is, even though it was built to be shipped to the US, somehow it was cut short and sold in Europe.

Mike

[Douglas Jr.]

Simpsons once had a rare Mauser C96 from the Persian Contract (only 1,000 made) with the "1920". According to what I could find out, some of these guns had not been delivered by the WWI outbreak and was pressed into military service and was marked with the "1920" property mark after the war.

In my humble opinion this is was most probably happened to this gun. Interesting piece.

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by Mike B

For what it's worth, I have a "like new" '06 AE with no "GERMANY" and the extractor is marked "GELADEN". My thinking is, even though it was built to be shipped to the US, somehow it was cut short and sold in Europe.

Mike

Mike, either I read it or someone told me that there were AE's destined for Canada, and although they came to NY where Tauscher was located, some folks liked the AE but since it was going to Canada, no germany stamp was required?

I have heard that the stamp was not stamped till they arrived here??

Ed