NAVY LUGERS?

tom · 07-14-2001, 05:18 AM

Hi Bob,

As a long time student and collector of Navy Lugers I can tell you one thing for certain: There aren't any absolutes or rules set in stone.

I have not owned or seen any 6" barreled Navy guns with III Reich markings, but that doesn't mean there are none out there. I have seen photographs of a Kreigsmarine Lieutenant Commander holding a 6" barreled Luger which certainly appeared to be a Navy gun. Should one with II Reich markings surface, it would be a rare bird indeed, and I would progbably suspect it was phony.

I have seen loads (And own several) of Mod 06 and 08 Navy pieces which have had their barrels bobbed and have Imperial, Weimar and, occasionally, III Reich markings-both proof and property markings.

Own a LP-08 Rig that has Imperial Army, Weimar Navy and III Reich Navy markings; a very interesting ensemble.

Tom

07-14-2001, 05:18 AM	#2
tom User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: NAVY LUGERS? Hi Bob, As a long time student and collector of Navy Lugers I can tell you one thing for certain: There aren't any absolutes or rules set in stone. I have not owned or seen any 6" barreled Navy guns with III Reich markings, but that doesn't mean there are none out there. I have seen photographs of a Kreigsmarine Lieutenant Commander holding a 6" barreled Luger which certainly appeared to be a Navy gun. Should one with II Reich markings surface, it would be a rare bird indeed, and I would progbably suspect it was phony. I have seen loads (And own several) of Mod 06 and 08 Navy pieces which have had their barrels bobbed and have Imperial, Weimar and, occasionally, III Reich markings-both proof and property markings. Own a LP-08 Rig that has Imperial Army, Weimar Navy and III Reich Navy markings; a very interesting ensemble. Tom