TVP Stamp

[Marvin]

Well, I finally got home yesterday afternoon form the Swamps, but only for 2 days. Last night I opened the vault to look at the Luger we discussed with the TVP Stamp on the barrel. The first thing I did was look at the Double Date and there was NO Stamp on the barrel. I looked at a couple other Double Dates and NO stamp. WOW, was my face red when I looked at the only other Police Luger I have, a 1939 Mauser Banner, and there was the TVP Stamp over Eagle. I would have bet a weeks pay it was on one of the Double Dates. I was thinking of the wrong pistol. The Double Date I was thinking of does have all original stamps as I discussed, just no TVP Stamp. I guess my memory is not as good as it once was.


Now, the Mauser Banner does have the TVP/Eagle stamp on the right side of the barrel, no serial number on the barrel, but the bore gage is present. I wonder when this barrel was changed and why since the pistol is in VG/Exc condition? It does not appear to have been reblued, but the barrel does have a slight, almost unnoticeable difference in color fro the rest of the pistol.


Thanks Bill M. for the information you provided on the Stamp and I guess being away from home so long made me make the stupid mistake.


Marvin