[Edward Tinker]

On the Japanese website of gunboards, this has been brought up also, for other guns, not Lugerâ??s, such as Garands, captured K98's etc. And the Japanese experts say no way was this an official thing done to captured weapons. Not saying it isn't possible, but the Mum was a sacred thing of the emperor and so it was selectively placed on weapons. Doesn't mean someone didn't have it done, but the majority of the time, it was after the war to enhance the piece. There were several thousand Lugerâ??s and other arms that were captured in the Dutch Indies and this is where it is believed they would have been marked, and a few rumors of Lugers bought as personal weapons.

All the articles I have read have stated this is probably all bogus, but it is unknown and I look forward to anything that comes out of this.

Ed