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Kyrie · 01-15-2002, 09:10 PM

Hi Tom,

That may or may not be true - it also appears on Lugers that were never in Soviet Russian hands. Also, not all of the Lugers (and P.38â??s and Kar98k rifles) imported from the CIS states have the â??Xâ?.

While the â??Xâ? is a great deal more common on the WWII German arms imported from the CIS countries, itâ??s an open question whether the â??Xâ? was stamped on the arms after they were captured, or before. It could well be that the â??Xâ? really is a Third Reich mark indicating the arms were condemned, that the Soviets captured the warehouses where these arms were stored prior to destruction, and the Soviets took them home and reworked them.

But this is all guessing. In simple truth we donâ??t know when, why, or whom the â??Xâ? was stamped.

Best regards,

Kyrie

01-15-2002, 09:10 PM	#17
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Re: "X" Hi Tom, That may or may not be true - it also appears on Lugers that were never in Soviet Russian hands. Also, not all of the Lugers (and P.38â??s and Kar98k rifles) imported from the CIS states have the â??Xâ?. While the â??Xâ? is a great deal more common on the WWII German arms imported from the CIS countries, itâ??s an open question whether the â??Xâ? was stamped on the arms after they were captured, or before. It could well be that the â??Xâ? really is a Third Reich mark indicating the arms were condemned, that the Soviets captured the warehouses where these arms were stored prior to destruction, and the Soviets took them home and reworked them. But this is all guessing. In simple truth we donâ??t know when, why, or whom the â??Xâ? was stamped. Best regards, Kyrie