Lugers in the Boer War?

Vlim · 05-21-2008, 08:03 PM

In the DWM company history, they show some photos of the packaging/crating department. It's quite interesting as the wall of the department is lined with stencils used to mark the crates for shipping.

Amongst them, just visible, is one stencil marked 'Pretoria'.
The history itself confirms deliveries of ammunition to Oranje-Vrijstaat in the 1897-1900 timeframe.

Maxim himself mentioned his 'Boer War Mission' on page 288 of his autobiography (which must be read not with a grain of salt, but with a bucketload).

05-21-2008, 08:03 PM	#11
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	In the DWM company history, they show some photos of the packaging/crating department. It's quite interesting as the wall of the department is lined with stencils used to mark the crates for shipping. Amongst them, just visible, is one stencil marked 'Pretoria'. The history itself confirms deliveries of ammunition to Oranje-Vrijstaat in the 1897-1900 timeframe. Maxim himself mentioned his 'Boer War Mission' on page 288 of his autobiography (which must be read not with a grain of salt, but with a bucketload).