Sammler - I saw photos of some of the Simpson's smaller more inconspicuous markings inside the magwell. Those were tastefully done. And I did read the laws changed to where the markings had to be more visible. The way Simpson's did it was nice. You could barely see them and only if you were looking for it.
Ed- are you saying that even hidden, inconspicuous marks still reduce the value?
This luger in question has the larger Salter markings on the underside of the barrel. Other than that it is a very nice luger. It has the Böhler Steel barrels marking also. Good halos on serial #. One mag appears to be one of the less common early imperial blued mags. It has no serial #, but a crown (Erfurt proof/mark?) on the lower portion of the wood bottom. I read on this forum that some think these blued wood bottom mags are Dutch, others are of the opinion that they are early imperial mags.
I guess one could argue the import mark is part of its history, as being captured by a Canadian Vet, then imported into US at a later date.
Unfortunately, I did not realize a manufacturer import mark would regulate it to a "shooter" category.
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