Incredible item!! One of the treasures of Lugerdom. Nice write-up in the catalog, but two things of note. They state that the cross-in-starburst chamber marking is pantographed…it isn’t, it was hand stamped. They also cite #20 in the Rock Island Arsenal auction as another surviving example of the commission presentation series. Number 20 has been discussed at length on the forums, and while a beautiful piece, it is a counterfeit.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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