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Unread 12-10-2020, 07:50 PM   #22
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yes and no - what I said was that it was possible, since it was not have germany stamped. After WW2 lugers were not mass produced until Mauser - tens of thousands were sold by exported and then imported - but I do not believe any were marked with country of origin (95% sure). It could be either one, sold post war or private purchase. Without any provenance, its a guess.

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NOTE - as an aside and not to muddy the waters, but tens of thousands of guns were taken by whats his name, the giant arms dealer in the 50's/60's right after the war and stored in England, which at some point (and likely right before they left the country), were required to get "Not english made' and proofed - so this is why you see many lugers with british proofs
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