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Johnny Peppers · 01-13-2002, 01:16 AM

We owe much of what we know about Lugers today to Harry Jones as he was a pioneer when little was actually known about Lugers, but much of the information that was thought to be correct at the time has proven to be incorrect. One of the carryovers is the "Double Date" Luger. The term "Double Date" has become the common term for a Luger with what appears to be two dates on the chamber area of the receiver. Harry Jones has a picture of a, as he called it "twice dated", Luger on page 145 that has 1920 stamped twice. He goes on to surmise that the first date was stamped at the time of manufacture and the second date was put on the pistol when it was transferred to another police division the same year. We have since learned that the handstamped 1920 is actually a Reichswehr property stamp and was used for several years on a variety of weapons belonging to the Reichswehr.

01-13-2002, 01:16 AM	#5
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: "Old Book Reference" We owe much of what we know about Lugers today to Harry Jones as he was a pioneer when little was actually known about Lugers, but much of the information that was thought to be correct at the time has proven to be incorrect. One of the carryovers is the "Double Date" Luger. The term "Double Date" has become the common term for a Luger with what appears to be two dates on the chamber area of the receiver. Harry Jones has a picture of a, as he called it "twice dated", Luger on page 145 that has 1920 stamped twice. He goes on to surmise that the first date was stamped at the time of manufacture and the second date was put on the pistol when it was transferred to another police division the same year. We have since learned that the handstamped 1920 is actually a Reichswehr property stamp and was used for several years on a variety of weapons belonging to the Reichswehr.