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Ron Wood · 08-28-2018, 10:00 AM

I just looked at the photos again and I had overlooked that the safety marking had indeed been removed. When these Bulgarian Lugers first started to come to the US in the 1960s Bulgaria was still a Communist country. So even though the guns were coming from distributors in Germany and other countries, there was still the fear by the US importers that the guns might be illegal since trade with Communist countries was prohibited. Therefore many of these Bulgarian guns were "sanitized" to remove all Bulgarian markings.
Ron

08-28-2018, 10:00 AM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,989 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	I just looked at the photos again and I had overlooked that the safety marking had indeed been removed. When these Bulgarian Lugers first started to come to the US in the 1960s Bulgaria was still a Communist country. So even though the guns were coming from distributors in Germany and other countries, there was still the fear by the US importers that the guns might be illegal since trade with Communist countries was prohibited. Therefore many of these Bulgarian guns were "sanitized" to remove all Bulgarian markings. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction