Eagle over circled X?

wcmaas · 03-04-2010, 10:09 AM

My 1916 Erfurt with a WWI bring back story (probably false) has an "Eagle over circled X" marking on the bottom of it's aluminum based s/n matching magazine. Is there a website that explains the German military markings or does someone know what this mark is?

drbuster · 03-04-2010, 10:18 AM

Bill, pictures would be nice. Sounds like a Third Reich proof, where the X is a stylized swastika. The only source for this that immediately comes to mind would be Costanzo's World of Lugers book.

wcmaas · 03-04-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by drbuster

Bill, pictures would be nice. Sounds like a Third Reich proof, where the X is a stylized swastika. The only source for this that immediately comes to mind would be Costanzo's World of Lugers book.

Your comment prompted me to use another search criteria and POOF!

http://www.whog.org/ppk/markings.htm

There it was! Half way down the page - mine has a the sub-letter C.

So the 1918 bring back story in conjunction with the upstrap holster and this mark means it was in Germany much longer than the story would allow. Thus the axiom - buy the gun not the story! THANK YOU!

03-04-2010, 10:09 AM	#1
wcmaas User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 22 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Eagle over circled X? My 1916 Erfurt with a WWI bring back story (probably false) has an "Eagle over circled X" marking on the bottom of it's aluminum based s/n matching magazine. Is there a website that explains the German military markings or does someone know what this mark is? __________________ Bill Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit. NRA Member and Certified Instructor

03-04-2010, 10:18 AM	#2
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Bill, pictures would be nice. Sounds like a Third Reich proof, where the X is a stylized swastika. The only source for this that immediately comes to mind would be Costanzo's World of Lugers book.