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John Sabato · 06-02-2005, 11:04 AM

Eric, Welcome to the Luger Forum... and the world-wide community of Luger enthusiasts.

It is my understanding that all Lugers that were collected by the Allies at the end of WW1 under the treaty of Versailles, were marked with the number 1920 over the chamber (in addition to the original manufacture date that already existed) to identify them as property of the German government... I presume that they were inventoried for control purposes at the same time. This double-date will appear legitimately only on Lugers of that period...

06-02-2005, 11:04 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Eric, Welcome to the Luger Forum... and the world-wide community of Luger enthusiasts. It is my understanding that all Lugers that were collected by the Allies at the end of WW1 under the treaty of Versailles, were marked with the number 1920 over the chamber (in addition to the original manufacture date that already existed) to identify them as property of the German government... I presume that they were inventoried for control purposes at the same time. This double-date will appear legitimately only on Lugers of that period... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*