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John D. · 02-26-2001, 07:14 PM

OK - just had a chance to check what I thought - and yes, I'm pretty sure what you have is a Military proofed Commercial... However...

The Chamber marking is very bizzare. After the war, there were several that had markings (or lack thereof) similiar to yours - no serial number on the left hand side, barrels that were pulled from stock that were not marked per Krieg production, etc. These were "spare parts" Lugers that were assembled after the war for GIs (not to be confused with PX Lugers). It is very possible that is when your chamber mark was struck and accounts for the non-standard marking/proofs.

However - this is speculation on my part until more info/pics can be posted..

Hope this helps - and I'll keep digging...:-)

BTW: Also - yes, the grips that you describe are from the Turkish contract as I stated (Very Early S period) - and were not used in other production runs. Again - this helps support that your piece is a post-war Krieg made from parts "on the shelf"...

02-26-2001, 07:14 PM	#3
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 471 Thanked 513 Times in 127 Posts	I agree with me OK - just had a chance to check what I thought - and yes, I'm pretty sure what you have is a Military proofed Commercial... However... The Chamber marking is very bizzare. After the war, there were several that had markings (or lack thereof) similiar to yours - no serial number on the left hand side, barrels that were pulled from stock that were not marked per Krieg production, etc. These were "spare parts" Lugers that were assembled after the war for GIs (not to be confused with PX Lugers). It is very possible that is when your chamber mark was struck and accounts for the non-standard marking/proofs. However - this is speculation on my part until more info/pics can be posted.. Hope this helps - and I'll keep digging...:-) BTW: Also - yes, the grips that you describe are from the Turkish contract as I stated (Very Early S period) - and were not used in other production runs. Again - this helps support that your piece is a post-war Krieg made from parts "on the shelf"...