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bigfrank9 · 01-28-2011, 02:51 PM

Has 2 dates 1920 and 1917

alanint · 01-28-2011, 03:08 PM

Welcome Frank

The 1920 is not a date, it is a property stamp from the Weimar goverment in the 1920's to denote that the gun was taken into their inventory for subsequent issue to a goverment department.

John Sabato · 01-28-2011, 03:11 PM

Welcome to the Lugerforum Frank. This is commonly called a "double-date" but that name is wrong.

1917 was the year of manufacture. In 1920, the German government declared that all arms that were government property were to receive a stamp to indicate that it was not private property... the second date (1920) is the date of the marking used for that purpose.

(Boy that guy Alanint sure can type fast!)

bigfrank9 · 01-28-2011, 08:43 PM

Thanks for the info. I have a million questions. I'll start asking as soon as I can post some pictures of the gun. Thanks again.

Edward Tinker · 01-28-2011, 11:55 PM

Welcome

I moved your posting from the site technical help to the new collector area.

Lotso pictures and further information can help, a little bit of info and it makes it wild guesses from our part...

ed

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bigfrank9 User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	new owner Has 2 dates 1920 and 1917

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01-28-2011, 03:08 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Welcome Frank The 1920 is not a date, it is a property stamp from the Weimar goverment in the 1920's to denote that the gun was taken into their inventory for subsequent issue to a goverment department.

01-28-2011, 08:43 PM	#4
bigfrank9 User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the info. I have a million questions. I'll start asking as soon as I can post some pictures of the gun. Thanks again.