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Eagle over circled X?

My 1916 Erfurt with a WWI bring back story (probably false) has an "Eagle over circled X" marking on the bottom of it's aluminum based s/n matching magazine. Is there a website that explains the German military markings or does someone know what this mark is?

Bill, pictures would be nice. Sounds like a Third Reich proof, where the X is a stylized swastika. The only source for this that immediately comes to mind would be Costanzo's World of Lugers book.

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Originally Posted by drbuster (Post 174952)

Bill, pictures would be nice. Sounds like a Third Reich proof, where the X is a stylized swastika. The only source for this that immediately comes to mind would be Costanzo's World of Lugers book.

Your comment prompted me to use another search criteria and POOF!

http://www.whog.org/ppk/markings.htm

There it was! Half way down the page - mine has a the sub-letter C.

So the 1918 bring back story in conjunction with the upstrap holster and this mark means it was in Germany much longer than the story would allow. Thus the axiom - buy the gun not the story! THANK YOU! :jumper: