For 1900?

drbuster · 01-28-2011, 09:57 PM

I am of the opinion that no one knows for sure why the "GL" monogram can be found on a magazine bottom. Georg Luger stamped (or had it stamped) on the rear toggle link to either label the luger as a special presentation, or more likely IMO, to advertise the fact that he modified the cumbersome recoil spring and mechanism of the Borchardt and devised a way to get it all into the grip, thereby reducing the size and weight of the pistol and making the Luger truly a "handgun". Why he would want to draw any attention to a magazine bottom is a mystery to me and knowing that "perfect" GL stamps exist out there would make me doubt the authenticity of such a GL marking.

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01-28-2011, 09:57 PM	#5
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	I am of the opinion that no one knows for sure why the "GL" monogram can be found on a magazine bottom. Georg Luger stamped (or had it stamped) on the rear toggle link to either label the luger as a special presentation, or more likely IMO, to advertise the fact that he modified the cumbersome recoil spring and mechanism of the Borchardt and devised a way to get it all into the grip, thereby reducing the size and weight of the pistol and making the Luger truly a "handgun". Why he would want to draw any attention to a magazine bottom is a mystery to me and knowing that "perfect" GL stamps exist out there would make me doubt the authenticity of such a GL marking.