Hello Mike,
Let me try to explain it slightly differently. Firstly, do you understand what criteria, standards, features or expectations are supposed to be noticed/applied on MILITARY CONTRACT Lugers (or Mausers)? They are usually higher and more strict than commercial requirements.
It is possible that DWM decided to use extra frames from inventory that had GESICHERT safety markings and combined these frames with AE upper receivers and sold them to American dealers. Therefore, we may very well encounter M1906 AE Commercial Lugers with GESICHERT, SAFE and plain safety levers.
However, in regards to a contract, such as the M1900 US Test Lugers, they had specific requirements (certain serial range, serial number placement in the military style, no proof marks, certain safety markings, certain extractor markings etc), and if we apply the same standards to a 'Russian Luger' (contract), the markings would NOT be in Bulgarian language. Indeed, it would be a careless mistake on the part of DWM and I am sure that DWM and its Directors would have been customer conscious during that time. If DWM 'got it right' during the political/government change in Portugal with the two M1906 Portuguese Navy Luger contracts (crown anchor and R.P. anchor), don't you think that there would have been a complaint from the Russian military to DWM asking "why did you send us pistols with Bulgarian markings?" "We speak Russian in our Army, not Bulgarian!"
I hope that I have given you a satisfactory answer.
Cheers,
Albert
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