Could have been captured early during Gallipoli campaign in Turkey or in later in France. The British Empire shipped a lot of captured German rifles and pistols to other member nations of the Commonwealth after the Great War. Have seen a few Lugers issued and marked to the Royal Irish Constabulary. Number of photos of the IRA in the late 20th Century teens and into the 20s carrying Lugers, which were obviously not freely given to them by the English government.
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