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Unread 05-30-2017, 01:31 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by George Anderson View Post
It could one of the large group of Lugers and Mausers imported through (sic) Ireland a couple of decades ago that were "marketed" by the importer as having had a connection to the Irish Uprising during the twenties. If I were doing it I certainly wouldn't have used an obvious German name.
It's a rather bizarre thought that any member of IRA would mark his gun like that. It's not like he would get it back if somebody found it and turned it in, they would probably try to find him instead.
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