Toggle pin marking brings up an interesting point. The 1910 Imperial orders for marking the P08 do not require marking the toggle pin. Gortz and Bryans p 111 through 113. Jan Still shows an Erfurt with an Army test proof on the end of the toggle pin on pg 69 of Imperial Lugers but no serial number. I saw once when serial number marking on the toggle became standardized, but forget the year/period. Someone on this forum knows. I have made a habit to check for toggle pin numbers whenever I look at Lugers at a gun show. Guess what, almost all have a matching 2 digit number on the toggle and these same guns always have matching numbered magazines. I believe that this is because the boosters think the pin number is proper and when you are stamping the magazine you might as well stamp the toggle pin. I do not mean to infer that a number on the toggle pin is not correct on later lugers, particularly the one mentioned in this thread. But, it is not correct on ALL and is somewhat of an indicator of how many Lugers have been messed with in one way or another.
And I fully concur in the opinions on Herr Armstrong. Heck of a guy for such an Englisher name.
regards, Heinz
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