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JVH · 11-29-2018, 02:28 PM

Serial # 6117w. Crown over U on the left side receiver near Serial number. Eagle/N on left upper side of breech block. Strawed small parts. Number 17 on inside grip panels, safety lever and bar, take down lever, trigger, side plate, extracter and toggle links, toggle pin. E/655 on upper left barrel, struck lightly showing half of eagle and 65. Made in Germany on bottom of barrel. Mismatched relieved firing pin #20. unmarked trigger bar. Reciever and areas on the barrel finnish have a golden hue. Toggle train is very plum colored. Did "Made in Germany" only mean U.S. sales/import? Who was a likely importer? I know this is a very late 1939 pistol from researching Still's Third Reich and Costanza's World of Lugers. Also curious about the C/U and E/N proofs.

11-29-2018, 02:28 PM	#1
JVH User Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	Commercial 1939 Banner Serial # 6117w. Crown over U on the left side receiver near Serial number. Eagle/N on left upper side of breech block. Strawed small parts. Number 17 on inside grip panels, safety lever and bar, take down lever, trigger, side plate, extracter and toggle links, toggle pin. E/655 on upper left barrel, struck lightly showing half of eagle and 65. Made in Germany on bottom of barrel. Mismatched relieved firing pin #20. unmarked trigger bar. Reciever and areas on the barrel finnish have a golden hue. Toggle train is very plum colored. Did "Made in Germany" only mean U.S. sales/import? Who was a likely importer? I know this is a very late 1939 pistol from researching Still's Third Reich and Costanza's World of Lugers. Also curious about the C/U and E/N proofs. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by JVH; 11-29-2018 at 03:42 PM.