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Kyle M. 05-19-2020 11:16 AM

One other quick question I have about this gun. I’ve been reading a bit about the 1920 double date guns and I was wondering since this gun doesn’t have the 1920 military property stamp or any import marks does that mean it was likely a WWI G.I. bring back? I realize import markings weren’t required until the GCA of ‘68 but I also don’t know if there was a lot of Luger importing going on in the years between WWI and WWII

Doubs 05-19-2020 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyle M. (Post 331595)
One other quick question I have about this gun. I’ve been reading a bit about the 1920 double date guns and I was wondering since this gun doesn’t have the 1920 military property stamp or any import marks does that mean it was likely a WWI G.I. bring back? I realize import markings weren’t required until the GCA of ‘68 but I also don’t know if there was a lot of Luger importing going on in the years between WWI and WWII

Possibly a bring back but no real way to know for sure. Imperial era Lugers were only marked "GERMANY" or "MADE IN GERMANY" if made for export to the United States. I suspect that some made it to these shores aboard passenger ships unmarked.

From the end of WW1 and into the 1930's, huge numbers of Lugers were imported into the US. Stoeger registered the trademark "Luger" and offered just about any barrel length in both calibers. Surplus military Lugers were common and pretty much dirt cheap. I don't recall seeing any of the former military guns marked "GERMANY" although some may have been.

Kyle M. 05-27-2020 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Doubs (Post 331597)
Possibly a bring back but no real way to know for sure. Imperial era Lugers were only marked "GERMANY" or "MADE IN GERMANY" if made for export to the United States. I suspect that some made it to these shores aboard passenger ships unmarked.

From the end of WW1 and into the 1930's, huge numbers of Lugers were imported into the US. Stoeger registered the trademark "Luger" and offered just about any barrel length in both calibers. Surplus military Lugers were common and pretty much dirt cheap. I don't recall seeing any of the former military guns marked "GERMANY" although some may have been.

Thanks. The part I wasn't sure about was whether or not imports were marked prior to the GCA '68. But for some reason I was thinking anything remaining in Germany got the 1920 stamp.


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