Discontinued use of markings

[jeb111]

Originally Posted by Doubs

Considering that armorers put the markings on the guns at unit level, it's possible that - as Don suggests - not everyone got the message OR someone in the command structure of the unit insisted that their guns be marked. Why we may never know but we do know that a small number of 1917 and 1918 Lugers were unit marked.

Very interesting, I originally thought that it was too impractical to mark weapons because when they went back for repair it would seem that it would be a logistical headache to return it back to its unit.

[Patrick Sweeney]

That would depend on how high up the food chain it had to go for repairs.

And a thought: could the unit-marked 1917 and 1918 pistols seen have been older frames with newer uppers, force-matched in serial number during rebuild?

[jeb111]

Originally Posted by Patrick Sweeney

That would depend on how high up the food chain it had to go for repairs.

And a thought: could the unit-marked 1917 and 1918 pistols seen have been older frames with newer uppers, force-matched in serial number during rebuild?

Something to think about for sure.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Patrick Sweeney

That would depend on how high up the food chain it had to go for repairs.

And a thought: could the unit-marked 1917 and 1918 pistols seen have been older frames with newer uppers, force-matched in serial number during rebuild?

Anything is possible; but ones I have seen were matching and not reworked or
renumbered pistols.

Everyone just didn't get the message or chose not to comply- as Doubs said.

[LU1900]

I have seen some 17 and 18 with new unit mark create during those years , new regiments made with some unit subsistant from destroyed regiment