1939-42 Luger at Hermann

[A.Mifsin]

Thank You Mate.
Alf.

[MJRiggs]

Alf,

As stated in the thread from the other forum, the "reject mark" is very common on P-38s – particularly the later “cyq” marked pistols made by Spreewerk. This is the first time that I have seen a photo of the mark on a Luger - but I am no expert on either pistol.

My understanding is that the stamp shows that the part failed the first inspection, but was accepted for use after the flaw was corrected. I do not know if the star burst stamp was applied to show the initial reject, or to show the final acceptance after the part was reworked.

For an example here is a photo of the mark on the frame of my P-38. For more discussions on the topic go to the P-38 Forum at http://forums.p38forum.com/ and do a forum search on the term “reject mark”.

Mike

[A.Mifsin]

Hi Mike, thank you for your feedback, interesting point is
"I do not know if the star burst stamp was applied to show the initial reject, or to show the final acceptance after the part was reworked. "
Alf.