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mrerick · 10-06-2016, 11:37 AM

The shape of the ground surface is that which you generally see only on factory ground magazine bottoms. If renumbered, the work was very well done, but I fear that things are not right.

Take a close look at the "n" and "u" stamps documented here:

http://lugerforum.com/lugermarkings/suffix.html

and you'll see that the tails of the "n" and "u" are different. The magazines have upside down "n" characters, not "u" characters.

And yes, the other explanation is that the worker that day stamped the magazines with an upside down letter suffix accidentally. Is this a one off that escaped inspection and got approval? Are other examples known?

If someone was boosting them, my bet is that they would not have stamped the letters upside down. Of course, anything is possible.

10-06-2016, 11:37 AM	#13
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	The shape of the ground surface is that which you generally see only on factory ground magazine bottoms. If renumbered, the work was very well done, but I fear that things are not right. Take a close look at the "n" and "u" stamps documented here: http://lugerforum.com/lugermarkings/suffix.html and you'll see that the tails of the "n" and "u" are different. The magazines have upside down "n" characters, not "u" characters. And yes, the other explanation is that the worker that day stamped the magazines with an upside down letter suffix accidentally. Is this a one off that escaped inspection and got approval? Are other examples known? If someone was boosting them, my bet is that they would not have stamped the letters upside down. Of course, anything is possible. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.