Duane:
It sounds like you have a Russian capture Luger, which via the import mark was imported by Miltex of MD, probably back in the 90s. It should have the Russian “X” (crossed swords/rifles) property stamp somewhere on it, but I’ve seen a lot of these captures that don’t have this. The quality of the Russian captures (pistols and rifles) depended on the person who did it back in the 50s, some were very neat and conscientious; others were slackers with the stamps and quality. The black plastic grips are probably of East German origin. The magazine is of Third Reich production - Haenel, Suhl, according to my waffenamt (for E/37) list. It never ceases to amaze me how ubiquitous this amt is, that inspector sure got around. Lugers are great fun to shoot, I’ve heard the trigger pull described as “gritty” in general, but mine has a nice smooth action to it. Welcome to the forum, I’m sure the others around here can help you much more than I can.
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