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JuergenG · 11-21-2001, 06:53 AM

From what I have been reading, the Crown plus N is the original proof firing mark.

Crown plus U has been stamped after the rework by "VEB Ernst Thaelmann, Suhl", East Germany.

The "U" stands for "Untersuchung" = inspection.

Word is, that approx. 2000 P08 have been reworked in Suhl from 1953 through 1956.

The replacement barrels did not have the diameter stamp on the lower side.

The large X is the so called "russian X" marked on pistols which have been captured by the soviet army. Some of these were passed on to East Germany, some from soviet/russian depots came to market in Germany.

Juergen

11-21-2001, 06:53 AM	#5
JuergenG User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 155 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: VoPo-Luger marks From what I have been reading, the Crown plus N is the original proof firing mark. Crown plus U has been stamped after the rework by "VEB Ernst Thaelmann, Suhl", East Germany. The "U" stands for "Untersuchung" = inspection. Word is, that approx. 2000 P08 have been reworked in Suhl from 1953 through 1956. The replacement barrels did not have the diameter stamp on the lower side. The large X is the so called "russian X" marked on pistols which have been captured by the soviet army. Some of these were passed on to East Germany, some from soviet/russian depots came to market in Germany. Juergen