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Unread 12-21-2009, 11:24 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Jasta2 View Post
From what I've read there are many,many, versions that came out of the postwar rework programs.
Bill, I think this observation is key. Apparently, many Lugers were assembled shortly after WWI from components that were in various stages of manufacture/acceptance at the end of the war. This can explain the commercial proof and lack of military acceptance stamps and Imperial proof.
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