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maddog350gt · 07-24-2008, 05:59 PM

Dave;

According to Gortz's book on Luger markings, the German military started marking toggle pins between WWI and WWII. I don't have the book here at work so I can't give you the specific date but I think it was 1933.

My guess is the gun you have had the wrong numbered pin in it (common on war trophy lugers; the first two "all matching" guns I bought had mis marked toggle pins). I am not sure if this is because GI's mixed them up where comparing guns, or if this was common due to field-stripping and cleaning in the German Army; probably some of both. At some point one of the owners of the gun replaced it with an unmarked WWI pin. At least it doesn't have a different number on it, but to be correct for that year it should have the last two digits of the serial number or the 42 replacement marking Tom A indicated. Some over sized parts used in WWI had markings to indicate it was oversized 0.1, 0.2, etc.

Thanks,
Bob M.

07-24-2008, 05:59 PM	#9
maddog350gt User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washougal WA Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Dave; According to Gortz's book on Luger markings, the German military started marking toggle pins between WWI and WWII. I don't have the book here at work so I can't give you the specific date but I think it was 1933. My guess is the gun you have had the wrong numbered pin in it (common on war trophy lugers; the first two "all matching" guns I bought had mis marked toggle pins). I am not sure if this is because GI's mixed them up where comparing guns, or if this was common due to field-stripping and cleaning in the German Army; probably some of both. At some point one of the owners of the gun replaced it with an unmarked WWI pin. At least it doesn't have a different number on it, but to be correct for that year it should have the last two digits of the serial number or the 42 replacement marking Tom A indicated. Some over sized parts used in WWI had markings to indicate it was oversized 0.1, 0.2, etc. Thanks, Bob M.