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klaus 3338 · 04-16-2010, 02:54 AM

The grip inscibtion is a unit mark and means Infantrie Regiment 43, 5. Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 17.
The honor name was Herzog Karl von Mecklenburg Strelitz. Station for the II Bataillon and the 5. company was Pillau- the rest of the regiment was in Königsberg. It was part of the 1. army corps.
It is the first time that I saw a unit mark on the grips but I think that it was made in 1916 and not in our days. I have no idea what the meaning of the G is.
You got a nice Luger and 800 Euro was not too much.
Regards Klaus

DWM1916 · 04-16-2010, 07:11 AM

In the italian luger forum, think is a fake, because the style of the caracter are not tipical of the period, and not resprect the place for this number.

"Effettivamente, la sede di impressione dei marchi di reparto non è consona con i regolamenti dell'epoca imperiale (D.V.E. nr. 185: Vorschrift ueber das Stempels der Handwaffen, Berlino 29 gennaio 1909) e di quella successiva (Repubblica di Weimar: Kriegsministerium nr. 352/6. 19. B3, Berlino 25 giugno 1919)."

Saluti Stefano

04-16-2010, 07:11 AM	#2
DWM1916 New User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	. In the italian luger forum, think is a fake, because the style of the caracter are not tipical of the period, and not resprect the place for this number. "Effettivamente, la sede di impressione dei marchi di reparto non è consona con i regolamenti dell'epoca imperiale (D.V.E. nr. 185: Vorschrift ueber das Stempels der Handwaffen, Berlino 29 gennaio 1909) e di quella successiva (Repubblica di Weimar: Kriegsministerium nr. 352/6. 19. B3, Berlino 25 giugno 1919)." Saluti Stefano

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04-16-2010, 02:54 AM	#1
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 524 Thanks: 0 Thanked 432 Times in 165 Posts	The grip inscibtion is a unit mark and means Infantrie Regiment 43, 5. Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 17. The honor name was Herzog Karl von Mecklenburg Strelitz. Station for the II Bataillon and the 5. company was Pillau- the rest of the regiment was in Königsberg. It was part of the 1. army corps. It is the first time that I saw a unit mark on the grips but I think that it was made in 1916 and not in our days. I have no idea what the meaning of the G is. You got a nice Luger and 800 Euro was not too much. Regards Klaus