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Laura · 05-15-2005, 05:58 PM

Ken - not to worry, we had a 9mm dummy round in there. No live ammo anywhere nearby.

Now, here's the next question - both my fiance and I have inspected every inch of the outside of that gun, and there is no "Germany" stamped anywhere. Are there common places where it would be, so we can double check those areas - inside or out? I'm beginning to believe that the date was most likely filed off, but whoever did it must have been a very skilled person, because to just look at the barrel, there are no scratches or marks or anything.

A little more background that I didn't think to add - my grandfather did purchase this gun in the United States in (I think) 1930. He was very good friends with a man who ran a military surplus store. Because they were friends, my grandfather was sometimes offered things from the man's collection that weren't necessarily for sale (they did a lot of "horse trading," so to speak,) so I can't say for sure how this gun was acquired by my grandfather's friend.

Here are smaller versions of some of the photos - hopefully I'm doing this right and they'll show up in the thread as requested. I am only putting the ones that I feel would be most helpful here, and in smaller form; there were 15 photos total, all fairly large, and I don't want to hurt anyone on dial-up.

I will keep the original, larger photos on my filespace indefinitely (I've got stuff on there that's so old I don't know what it is - I never clean that place up!) so if anyone wants to see more, they're still there: members.siteone.net/colt/luger1.htm

One more time, thank you to everyone who is offering information. Just knowing a specific year has helped a great deal.

05-15-2005, 05:58 PM	#11
Laura User Join Date: May 2005 Location: "Slower Lower" Delaware, USA Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ken - not to worry, we had a 9mm dummy round in there. No live ammo anywhere nearby. Now, here's the next question - both my fiance and I have inspected every inch of the outside of that gun, and there is no "Germany" stamped anywhere. Are there common places where it would be, so we can double check those areas - inside or out? I'm beginning to believe that the date was most likely filed off, but whoever did it must have been a very skilled person, because to just look at the barrel, there are no scratches or marks or anything. A little more background that I didn't think to add - my grandfather did purchase this gun in the United States in (I think) 1930. He was very good friends with a man who ran a military surplus store. Because they were friends, my grandfather was sometimes offered things from the man's collection that weren't necessarily for sale (they did a lot of "horse trading," so to speak,) so I can't say for sure how this gun was acquired by my grandfather's friend. Here are smaller versions of some of the photos - hopefully I'm doing this right and they'll show up in the thread as requested. I am only putting the ones that I feel would be most helpful here, and in smaller form; there were 15 photos total, all fairly large, and I don't want to hurt anyone on dial-up. I will keep the original, larger photos on my filespace indefinitely (I've got stuff on there that's so old I don't know what it is - I never clean that place up!) so if anyone wants to see more, they're still there: members.siteone.net/colt/luger1.htm One more time, thank you to everyone who is offering information. Just knowing a specific year has helped a great deal.