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Unread 09-15-2006, 09:51 AM   #2
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Kunta, Many of the last 1942 Mauser produced PO8s in the m & n suffix blocks were sold to Portugal or Bulgaria, since the newer P38s were then what the German military wanted. The black plastic grips on this luger appear to be Portugese replacements (wider uncheckered borders, courser checkering and I'll bet no threaded hole inside). Other than that, I would expect no specific Portugese marking, unless the barrel has been changed, and then it may be marked with a Portugese inspector's mark (9 or KK/a number in a circle). TH
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