1945 Hk # 13069...

Pete Ebbink · 12-10-2005, 11:33 AM

Cannot tell for certain...but...

1. The "G" in the stamping of Krieghoff on the front toggle is not as square/blockish as I recall it should...it appears to be in too round of a font. The little cross-bar in the middle of the "G" does not appear long enough and does not appear to have the right shape, either...

2. The "L" in the stamping of Suhl seems oddly long and exaggerated...not sure it that is proper...

Unless...this one has the Die Type C-4 that Gibson shows in his book on pages 84-85...which are on the 1944 production lugers...so maybe this one was a 1944...modified at some point in time by the ever greedy Waffenfabrik-USA to the more rare 1945 configuration...do not forget...Gibson reports # 13069 as a 1944...not a 1945...

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12-10-2005, 11:33 AM	#15
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Cannot tell for certain...but... 1. The "G" in the stamping of Krieghoff on the front toggle is not as square/blockish as I recall it should...it appears to be in too round of a font. The little cross-bar in the middle of the "G" does not appear long enough and does not appear to have the right shape, either... 2. The "L" in the stamping of Suhl seems oddly long and exaggerated...not sure it that is proper... Unless...this one has the Die Type C-4 that Gibson shows in his book on pages 84-85...which are on the 1944 production lugers...so maybe this one was a 1944...modified at some point in time by the ever greedy Waffenfabrik-USA to the more rare 1945 configuration...do not forget...Gibson reports # 13069 as a 1944...not a 1945...