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Ron Smith · 03-09-2008, 10:33 PM

Those are 1920 - 1921 era proofs. Referred to as "Dove" proofs.

Did your Grandfather serve in the European theater during WWII? If so he could have brought it home. These pistols served the German police and military through WWII.

Or he could have purchased it at any time after the war. Lugers were sold on the gun market by the thousands. Many were purchased by mail order prior to 1968.

03-09-2008, 10:33 PM	#6
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Those are 1920 - 1921 era proofs. Referred to as "Dove" proofs. Did your Grandfather serve in the European theater during WWII? If so he could have brought it home. These pistols served the German police and military through WWII. Or he could have purchased it at any time after the war. Lugers were sold on the gun market by the thousands. Many were purchased by mail order prior to 1968. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...