Odd Proof

[bill m]

Hi Herb,

Looks like a Simson Eagle. This is on the left receiver, left breech, and also the left underside of the barrel. Odd isn't it? And the right side markings no one seems to have seen before. Odd also that this Luger is not marked with an C/N. The sideplate is marked in both the commercial and military style serial number placement, but the takedown lever is only numbered in the commercial style. The barrel is marked 8662 r as is the frame, but the barrel does not have a guage number. Is hard to tell if this is a reworked or new manufactured Luger, but appears to be of new manufacture. An alphabet Luger as Jan Still referrs to them of about 1928 manufacture, which is 5 years past the use of this Simson Eagle according to Costanzo. This is a neat Luger rig and unique, but with lots of un-answered questions yet at this time. Any opinions on it??