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Marvin · 02-17-2001, 10:00 AM

Ted,

This controversy has been ongoing for years in NAPCA, the major Luger authorities, and there is no definitive answer yet. The letters "KI" have been defined as "KonzentrationLager" and that is where the idea that they were issued to the Camp Guards. The next thought was that "KI" was for "Kadatten Institute" or one of the SA or SS training camps.

From what I have read, the Kadatten Institute makes more sense than a concentration camp pistol. The letter "I" is the key; it looks like an "I", and not a lower case "L". If it was for a Camp Guard, why not have a upper case "L"? This question may never get a definitive answer, but it sure is fun to speculate.

Marvin

02-17-2001, 10:00 AM	#2
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: KI 1933 Luger Ted, This controversy has been ongoing for years in NAPCA, the major Luger authorities, and there is no definitive answer yet. The letters "KI" have been defined as "KonzentrationLager" and that is where the idea that they were issued to the Camp Guards. The next thought was that "KI" was for "Kadatten Institute" or one of the SA or SS training camps. From what I have read, the Kadatten Institute makes more sense than a concentration camp pistol. The letter "I" is the key; it looks like an "I", and not a lower case "L". If it was for a Camp Guard, why not have a upper case "L"? This question may never get a definitive answer, but it sure is fun to speculate. Marvin