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Hugh · 05-18-2001, 11:40 PM

I have a Luger reciever (bare reciever, no bbl)that has on the left side; crown, crown M, crown M. The first crown has been stippled out with a punch, leaving the CM, CM. The chamber is dated 1936. No markings on the right side. The only other mark is 01 on the recoil lug. I know this started out as an Imperial Navy reciever. What happened after that? An early Nazi rework? If so, why no Waffen-Amt stamps? Comments please

05-19-2001, 08:04 AM

The 1936 date on your receiver and the Imperial Naval proofing certainly don't belong together. I suspect that one or the other is bogus. If Mauser had reworked the Naval receiver for use in 1936, they certainly would have removed the previous proofing. I once had a 1939 like this which was strickly Waffenfabrik USA.

BILL · 05-19-2001, 11:38 AM

Waffenfabrik USA, now THAT is good! I have always thought there should be 'polite' term to describe just that aspect of the genre known as Luger collecting.

05-18-2001, 11:40 PM	#1
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	Question I have a Luger reciever (bare reciever, no bbl)that has on the left side; crown, crown M, crown M. The first crown has been stippled out with a punch, leaving the CM, CM. The chamber is dated 1936. No markings on the right side. The only other mark is 01 on the recoil lug. I know this started out as an Imperial Navy reciever. What happened after that? An early Nazi rework? If so, why no Waffen-Amt stamps? Comments please

05-19-2001, 08:04 AM	#2
tom h Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Question The 1936 date on your receiver and the Imperial Naval proofing certainly don't belong together. I suspect that one or the other is bogus. If Mauser had reworked the Naval receiver for use in 1936, they certainly would have removed the previous proofing. I once had a 1939 like this which was strickly Waffenfabrik USA.

05-19-2001, 11:38 AM	#3
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Question Waffenfabrik USA, now THAT is good! I have always thought there should be 'polite' term to describe just that aspect of the genre known as Luger collecting.