The "X"

[Kyrie]

Hi Orv,


This one is a fascinating subject. We know the Germans sometimes marked firearms (and Lugers in particular) with an â??Xâ?�, and reasonably believe the Soviets may have done so to - but only on some captured arms. We have no solid information on why the â??Xâ?� was used by anyone, but do have near endless fun and entertaining speculation. My favorite poser is, â??If the Soviets did make the â??Xâ?�, why on some firearms and not on others?â?� And I mean that as an honest question rather than as an argument that some of the â??Xâ?� marks arenâ??t Soviet.


Maybe someday someone will come across an old Soviet document that can shed some light on this one - I certainly hope so!


Best regards,


Kyrie