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drbuster · 01-18-2011, 11:42 PM

David, I believe it's somewhere between "outright fakes" to "we don't know". The only one with any possible authenticity is the 42/1940 Chrysanthemum chamber marked Mauser luger pictured on page 375 of the Mauser Parabellum by Hallock and van de Kant. They call it "a very intriguing Luger pistol". A few of these have turned up. These Mauser pistols are "maybe's" but the earlier alledged Japanese Navy test Lugers are, IMO, outright fakes.

01-18-2011, 11:42 PM	#11
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	David, I believe it's somewhere between "outright fakes" to "we don't know". The only one with any possible authenticity is the 42/1940 Chrysanthemum chamber marked Mauser luger pictured on page 375 of the Mauser Parabellum by Hallock and van de Kant. They call it "a very intriguing Luger pistol". A few of these have turned up. These Mauser pistols are "maybe's" but the earlier alledged Japanese Navy test Lugers are, IMO, outright fakes.