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12-19-2002, 02:08 PM | #1 |
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Imperial Navy Marking?
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John, The crown in your photo, appears more Swedish to me than German, but I'm not ruling out the Dutch possibility. Tom H.
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12-20-2002, 11:24 AM | #3 |
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JohnF,
If I were you, I would make a short post in the Navy Luger forum referring that group to read this thread... there would likely be an answer among that crowd... but since this is really a holster mark, I elected not to move this message thread to the Navy forum.
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Hi,
If the holster were dutch, I'd expect a little brass unit plate on the holster or marks where it had been fastened if removed. |
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Not all Dutch holsters were unit marked (i.e. having a brass plate) particularly those fabricated in Indonesia.
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I agree with Tom Heller; this AIN'T German; Swede seems to be what it most resembles.
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12-22-2002, 09:34 PM | #7 |
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Thanks for all the opinions - I'm still not sure what the marking is. For your information, this is the holster that the marking is on. It's a Colt Navy and apparently there were a small number of these bougth by the Kriegsmarine. I know this is a bit off topic but, where else am I going to find Imperial Navy marking buffs?
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