Re: X mark
Hi Bill,
See my post in reply to Orv, above. Lugers with the â??Xâ? were observed long before the recent rash of imports, and this is why there is an entry for the â??Xâ? mark in Costanzo.
The â??Soviets captured a bunch of Lugers marked for destructionâ? is yet one more pure speculation concerning the â??Xâ?, and nothing more. It assumes pistols withdrawn from service as beyond repair or salvage. The simple truth is we have no evidence of who (other than the Germans) marked the Lugers with the â??Xâ?, when they were marked, or what the â??Xâ? means. We donâ??t even know if there was more than one agency involved in the â??Xâ? mark. We do know the Third Reich used the â??Xâ?, as it has been found on Lugers fully provenanced from capture until they were examined. Beyond that, all is speculation.
Best regards,
Kyrie
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