An interesting KU Luger

Doubs · 07-21-2002, 02:20 AM

Hugh, I like the "missized" theory. That, of course, doesn't mean it's true.... it just means that I like it. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Imperial Lugers, especially late war Erfurt pistols, were sometimes marked with C/RC which signifies a part that functions perfectly but is not within specs. A "Revisions Commission" deemed the part serviceable and stamped it "C/RC". This supposedly made the regular inspector blameless in the event of a failure involving the C/RC stamped part.

So.... why not a WW2 equivalent? Certainly the desperate need for pistols meant that a part that worked, even if not within specs, could be pressed into service. Identifying the gun as having such parts makes perfect sense. Doesn't make it so, but I like the theory.

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07-21-2002, 02:20 AM	#11
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,747 Thanks: 832 Thanked 1,805 Times in 595 Posts	Hugh, I like the "missized" theory. That, of course, doesn't mean it's true.... it just means that I like it. [img]smile.gif[/img] Imperial Lugers, especially late war Erfurt pistols, were sometimes marked with C/RC which signifies a part that functions perfectly but is not within specs. A "Revisions Commission" deemed the part serviceable and stamped it "C/RC". This supposedly made the regular inspector blameless in the event of a failure involving the C/RC stamped part. So.... why not a WW2 equivalent? Certainly the desperate need for pistols meant that a part that worked, even if not within specs, could be pressed into service. Identifying the gun as having such parts makes perfect sense. Doesn't make it so, but I like the theory.