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Unread 12-31-2003, 12:03 AM   #4
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I am usually kind of critical of this guy's Lugers, but my gut feel is this one is legitimate. If you look close, you can see the evidence of a halo around the leading letter "M". The resolution of the photo doesn't reveal much about the rest of the inscription. I know that white in the letters helps to read the inscription, but I would much prefer a closeup of un-filled letters. Laquer-stik sometimes covers a multitude of sins.
Actually, the "fleur de lis" marking is rather rare, I think only one or two examples are known. The majority of the barrel marked French have blank chambers.
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