Well if the navy expert is indisposed at the moment we will just have to wait. The conclusions I draw so far for the WW2 naval Lugers are:
1.Only the total number acquired from Mauser each year exists. Serial numbers are not known.
2.No special proof/inspection marks were made by Mauser.
3.The only naval markings that exist are applied by Marinewaffenamt.
4.No Luger with production date after mid-1940 with naval eagle engravings should exist. (Unless it is a forgery)
Now some new questions emerge around the markings.
A: Are the “N”/“O” markings only applied in Kiel or Wilhelmshafen? What about all the other naval stations from La Rochelle to Trondheim. Or even the “Marine Zeug Amt” and all its branches? These depots did resupply all the equipment needed. Did they apply “N”/ “O” markings? My guess is that they did not.
B: The variations that seem to exist in the naval eagles both in the way they look and where they are applied might indicate that they were not made at two facilities only?
Did local armourers apply them to Lugers that were designated for a special purpose? Or were they applied to ALL lugers? Do all these Lugers have “N”/ “O” markings?
Were these eagles applied when they were put in storage or when handed out? As far as I know there were untouched never issued WW1 Lugers were in storage even in 1945. They had no additional markings.
Regards
Bård
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