I am no expert on lugers, but if the SS procured the pistol after manufacture, it would stand to reason that the stamp would not have been added at the same time as the original proofs.
I would like to use the US procurment of shotguns as an example. In WW2 the US bought lots of shotguns right from commercial production(i.e. Remington M11, Ithaca M37, etc..) They also put martial markings on them when they purchased them. Obviously the stamps the Govt put on were not of the same variety, consistency, or depth as the stamps applied by the manufacturer. And the US property markings may have been added months or a year after the gun was actually produced.
Is that luger a fake??? Maybe. Maybe someone was honing their skills at deception and used a rough peice like that Erfurt to test the stamp on before applying it to a more desireable pistol???
I guess without any supporting evidence its all just conjecture.
interesting to discuss though.
John Sylvester
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