The KÃ?Â¼ Luger and its origins

John Sabato · 08-22-2003, 04:33 PM

There have been several discussions on the Lugerforum about this model Luger and its possible origins... None have been conclusive about the "when" and "why" they were marked this way...

One theory that has been offered is that they were made up of leftover Mauser made parts by the Krieghoff factory and used to deliver part of an order to the Luftwaffe late in the war...

At one time a letter from Heinrich Krieghoff to Harry Jones, author of the book: "Luger Variations," had been posted which dispelled this otherwise unsubstantiated theory... but the image of the letter was lost due to an incident in which a number of our archived photographs were lost sometime during the last year... I have recovered the image of this letter and have placed it permanently in the Member Gallery for those who wish to read it.

Since the letter was authored by Heinrich Krieghoff himself, I would say that it provides about all evidence that is known to exist about this questions... If anyone has or knows of any other documentation regarding the origin and use of KÃ?Â¼ marked Lugers... Many Luger enthusiasts would love to see it. Please feel free to post it here on the forum where we can all benefit from the information.

My thanks to Mike Jones for providing the letter for permanent display here on the forum.

Click here to go to the Member Gallery album that displays the image of this letter.

http://gallery.rennlist.com/lugergallery/HKletterKu

08-22-2003, 04:33 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	The KÃ?Â¼ Luger and its origins There have been several discussions on the Lugerforum about this model Luger and its possible origins... None have been conclusive about the "when" and "why" they were marked this way... One theory that has been offered is that they were made up of leftover Mauser made parts by the Krieghoff factory and used to deliver part of an order to the Luftwaffe late in the war... At one time a letter from Heinrich Krieghoff to Harry Jones, author of the book: "Luger Variations," had been posted which dispelled this otherwise unsubstantiated theory... but the image of the letter was lost due to an incident in which a number of our archived photographs were lost sometime during the last year... I have recovered the image of this letter and have placed it permanently in the Member Gallery for those who wish to read it. Since the letter was authored by Heinrich Krieghoff himself, I would say that it provides about all evidence that is known to exist about this questions... If anyone has or knows of any other documentation regarding the origin and use of KÃ?Â¼ marked Lugers... Many Luger enthusiasts would love to see it. Please feel free to post it here on the forum where we can all benefit from the information. My thanks to Mike Jones for providing the letter for permanent display here on the forum. Click here to go to the Member Gallery album that displays the image of this letter. http://gallery.rennlist.com/lugergallery/HKletterKu __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*