"Inscribed" Luger dated 1923

Ron Wood · 06-13-2007, 07:25 PM

There probably isn't a way to find out what the inscription is all about as the original parties may well be long gone. I read the more crude inscription as "FT to TD" which might mean that the gun was a gift from "FT" to T. Driller. The writing is obviously English, either British or American. I would venture a guess that it came from the UK and that the last "K" in the H.C.R.K. inscription might stand for Kewell. A possible line of investigation might be to see if there was a "H.C." Regiment in a place called Kewell. A total WAG but a place to start. Good luck.

P.S. A quick Google turns up the city of Kewell in the state of Victoria, Australia.

06-13-2007, 07:25 PM	#9
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	There probably isn't a way to find out what the inscription is all about as the original parties may well be long gone. I read the more crude inscription as "FT to TD" which might mean that the gun was a gift from "FT" to T. Driller. The writing is obviously English, either British or American. I would venture a guess that it came from the UK and that the last "K" in the H.C.R.K. inscription might stand for Kewell. A possible line of investigation might be to see if there was a "H.C." Regiment in a place called Kewell. A total WAG but a place to start. Good luck. P.S. A quick Google turns up the city of Kewell in the state of Victoria, Australia. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction