Newly acquired Luger

[Edward Tinker]

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Originally Posted by buchkshot

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Gun is a double dated 1916 1920 DWM. Piece shows some very, very minor pitting on edges of frame that was refinished in 1920. ....

Finish is 85% to 90% and am confident original to 1920. ...

This is an inaccuracy that many dealers and some collects believe. The 1920 is not a date at all, but a governmental marking, to show it belonged to the gov't. You will see the 1920 on guns dated before WW1, on 1920 made (and dated) and on 1921 lugers.

So, the date is not there to show that the gun was refurbished or refinished.. At some point it may have been refurbed by the army or police, but the 1920 does not signify that.

Ed