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JetJockey · 05-28-2009, 02:30 AM

Hello,

I'm new to this message board and I hope I can get some assistance from some of the Luger experts here.

I recently acquired my father's 1934 Luger. While familiar with many types of guns, I am quite a novice when it comes to Lugers. I know my father purchased this gun here in the USA sometime in the mid to late 1950's. My question for the experts is the following: Some of the proof marks on the gun have been intentionally defaced with what appears to be a crude "X" over them. I know the gun was this way from the time my father acquired it because I remember as a kid looking at it and wondering why this otherwise beautiful piece of engineering had such crude markings on it. Can anyone shed some light on why was this done and what it signifies? Additionally, I cannot locate a full serial number anywhere on the gun even though it has matching two digit numbers on all the major parts of the gun like other Lugers I have seen. Where should the s/n be on this gun?

Thank you very much in advance for any insight you can provide me.

Sincerely,

Ray Stallings
Granbury, TX

05-28-2009, 02:30 AM	#1
JetJockey New User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Defaced proof marks Hello, I'm new to this message board and I hope I can get some assistance from some of the Luger experts here. I recently acquired my father's 1934 Luger. While familiar with many types of guns, I am quite a novice when it comes to Lugers. I know my father purchased this gun here in the USA sometime in the mid to late 1950's. My question for the experts is the following: Some of the proof marks on the gun have been intentionally defaced with what appears to be a crude "X" over them. I know the gun was this way from the time my father acquired it because I remember as a kid looking at it and wondering why this otherwise beautiful piece of engineering had such crude markings on it. Can anyone shed some light on why was this done and what it signifies? Additionally, I cannot locate a full serial number anywhere on the gun even though it has matching two digit numbers on all the major parts of the gun like other Lugers I have seen. Where should the s/n be on this gun? Thank you very much in advance for any insight you can provide me. Sincerely, Ray Stallings Granbury, TX