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lugerholsterrepair · 06-21-2002, 07:19 PM

Wes, I have found two examples of this stamp in Costanzo's World of Lugers. 1. Page 107 # 141

1934 mid series Kreigsmarine series proof. 1934-1943. If you compare this proof with the one found on the holster for sale you emmediately see a problem.

Another thing I forgot to mention previously is the box around the M on the holster for sale. You can barely see it but it is there and it indicates a different type of stamp construction than original stamps. Also the line above the Eagles head is indicative of the cast box construction and is intirely wrong. The M on the bottom shound be quite square and boxy but it has sharp points and does not look at all correct. The same as the swastica. I think this is a clumsy attempt at fraud , if not by the seller, he has been duped.

The other example is on page 135, #277. It is a late proof, 1943-1945.

Good luck! Jerry Burney

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06-21-2002, 07:19 PM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Wes, I have found two examples of this stamp in Costanzo's World of Lugers. 1. Page 107 # 141 1934 mid series Kreigsmarine series proof. 1934-1943. If you compare this proof with the one found on the holster for sale you emmediately see a problem. Another thing I forgot to mention previously is the box around the M on the holster for sale. You can barely see it but it is there and it indicates a different type of stamp construction than original stamps. Also the line above the Eagles head is indicative of the cast box construction and is intirely wrong. The M on the bottom shound be quite square and boxy but it has sharp points and does not look at all correct. The same as the swastica. I think this is a clumsy attempt at fraud , if not by the seller, he has been duped. The other example is on page 135, #277. It is a late proof, 1943-1945. Good luck! Jerry Burney [img]confused.gif[/img] __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."