What does this stamp say?

Olle · 05-04-2013, 09:12 PM

Found this stamp on a sear bar, an eagle with some jibberish underneath. Does anybody know what this is?

Vlim · 05-05-2013, 08:06 AM

Looks like a double headed eagle. I'm thinking some war time Eastern European marking, possibly Hungarian or something like that?

sheepherder · 05-05-2013, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olle

Found this stamp on a sear bar, an eagle with some jibberish underneath. Does anybody know what this is?

Olle, could this be one of the early 'long' sear bars that was shortened and then marked to indicate where/who/when???

Dwight Gruber · 05-05-2013, 11:55 AM

HZaJt18 (or at least as much of it as can be crafted into a very small stamp). Heers Zeugamt (army arms depot), Ingolstadt (city of Jngolstadt, note the J pronounced as I), depot number 18. Straight wing eagle, in use after mid-1937.

Indicates a replacement part insalled at the Zeugamt. Weird "double eagle" look is a photographic effect from photographing a very deep stamp under a strongly oblique light source.

--Dwight

Lugerdoc · 05-05-2013, 05:15 PM

I can't clearly rear the markings in this photo, but agree with Dwight that it does appear to be an Army repair depot marking. Tom

skeeter4206 · 05-05-2013, 05:30 PM

Heres an example of mine next to yours. Mine has the same stamping as yours it appears

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Olle · 05-05-2013, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber

HZaJt18 (or at least as much of it as can be crafted into a very small stamp). Heers Zeugamt (army arms depot), Ingolstadt (city of Jngolstadt, note the J pronounced as I), depot number 18. Straight wing eagle, in use after mid-1937.

Indicates a replacement part insalled at the Zeugamt. Weird "double eagle" look is a photographic effect from photographing a very deep stamp under a strongly oblique light source.

--Dwight

Thanks, that solves the mystery!

It's pretty impressive how they managed to put that much information into a tiny stamp like that.

05-04-2013, 09:12 PM	#1
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Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	I can't clearly rear the markings in this photo, but agree with Dwight that it does appear to be an Army repair depot marking. Tom __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Looks like a double headed eagle. I'm thinking some war time Eastern European marking, possibly Hungarian or something like that?

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Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	HZaJt18 (or at least as much of it as can be crafted into a very small stamp). Heers Zeugamt (army arms depot), Ingolstadt (city of Jngolstadt, note the J pronounced as I), depot number 18. Straight wing eagle, in use after mid-1937. Indicates a replacement part insalled at the Zeugamt. Weird "double eagle" look is a photographic effect from photographing a very deep stamp under a strongly oblique light source. --Dwight

05-05-2013, 05:30 PM	#6
skeeter4206 User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 448 Thanks: 52 Thanked 88 Times in 49 Posts	Heres an example of mine next to yours. Mine has the same stamping as yours it appears