History help 1916 Luger

34SF · 11-09-2015, 01:49 PM

The crown-G mark under the 1920 is proving hard to identify. It is dissimilar to the crown G proof mark in the FAB and elsewhere and I'm not finding this mark elsewhere in the references. Can you elaborate? Is it in conjuction with the 1920 mark?

DonVoigt · 11-09-2015, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 34SF

I'm not finding this mark elsewhere in the references. Can you elaborate? Is it in conjuction with the 1920 mark?

If it is the C/G you are asking about:

The crown/G is only found on some early lugers taken into police use. It is not related to the 1920 marking, but is an inspection or
acceptance mark applied by the police.

It is shown in Police Lugers by Tinker and Gruber and in Jan Still's
Weimar luger; discussion is minimal, and not much is known about the who, where, when, the C/G was applied.

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11-09-2015, 01:49 PM	#1
34SF User Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The crown-G mark under the 1920 is proving hard to identify. It is dissimilar to the crown G proof mark in the FAB and elsewhere and I'm not finding this mark elsewhere in the references. Can you elaborate? Is it in conjuction with the 1920 mark?