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Vlim · 09-17-2019, 05:48 AM

So why do so many East German Lugers don't have the X? And why do lugers found in Ukrainian storage, exported after the collapse of the Soviet Union also have the X?

I don't know who came up with that idea, but it is the least likely explanation I have heard up till now.

The simplest explanation is that, like the 1920 marking, it is a property mark that prevents civilians and soldiers for turning in (and getting paid) the same guns multiple times.

09-17-2019, 05:48 AM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,042 Thanks: 1,032 Thanked 3,920 Times in 1,193 Posts	So why do so many East German Lugers don't have the X? And why do lugers found in Ukrainian storage, exported after the collapse of the Soviet Union also have the X? I don't know who came up with that idea, but it is the least likely explanation I have heard up till now. The simplest explanation is that, like the 1920 marking, it is a property mark that prevents civilians and soldiers for turning in (and getting paid) the same guns multiple times.