1920 Commercials

[Marvin]

Rick,


Kyrie's write-up was excellrnt and I sure enjoyed it also. Most of the commercial Lugers went to the U.S., with some going to Britain and other countries in the world, but a number of them did stay in Germany. With the high cost of the pistol and the low wages during this period in Germany, I am sure there were not a huge number sold. Even with this said, there were many sold in Germany to private sitizens and I feel that most were sold to officers in the miltary. There are accounts of these Lugers being used during WWII from pistols which have reached this country and have Capture Papers which a proof of their use. I do have one commercial which was "germany" stamped, but was returned by a veteran. Unfortunantly, there are no Capture Papers to have documentation as proof.


Yes, these are an interesting variation and they are still very reasonably priced today. They make a nice addition to any Luger collection.


Marvin