I have a great deal of respect for both Tom and Ron. But from my limited background in manufacturing. My understanding of the ego differences betwen the German army and navy as mentioned to me by Heinz and through my readings about Kaiser Wilhelm and 'his' navy. I would tend to think that the German navy would have just wanted to differeniate themselves and their Lugers from the army by wanting concentric circles. But in manufacturing, somebody just grabbed a handfull of the wrong bottoms and other workers just didn't want to waste their time walking back to the correct bin to get the correct wood bottoms. In manufacturing and in war time, the wood bottoms would not be a big thing.
A simular comparision could be made of the Erfurt manufacturing. Proof marks were stamped in some of the stupidest places just to justify jobs for the workers. I still laugh when I see Erfurt proof marks on the grip screws,on the extractor spring and on the magazine wood bottom.
Just my logical thinking. If someone buys me a beer, I will just forget it all after a few tips.
Big Norm
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