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Ron Wood · 11-20-2005, 11:17 AM

Gerben,
I just read your post a little more carefully. The 1903 French Luger was not marked "...St. Etienne". The only French marking is CHARGÃ?? on the extractor. The 1903 was a very limited production piece, perhaps as an attempt at entry into the French market, and my not have been marketed by armes et de cycles de St Etienne. Hence, the appearance of Lugers in their catalogs did not occur until they actually started to sell them around 1909. I don't think there was any need to ditch '06 models in France since the '06 pattern remained popular and continued to be manufactured well after the '08 model was introduced, with the serial number ranges overlaping considerably.

11-20-2005, 11:17 AM	#17
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	Gerben, I just read your post a little more carefully. The 1903 French Luger was not marked "...St. Etienne". The only French marking is CHARGÃ?? on the extractor. The 1903 was a very limited production piece, perhaps as an attempt at entry into the French market, and my not have been marketed by armes et de cycles de St Etienne. Hence, the appearance of Lugers in their catalogs did not occur until they actually started to sell them around 1909. I don't think there was any need to ditch '06 models in France since the '06 pattern remained popular and continued to be manufactured well after the '08 model was introduced, with the serial number ranges overlaping considerably. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction