Flaming Bomb Marked Magazines

Ron Wood · 06-19-2013, 08:49 PM

The "flaming bomb" resembles the Taurus zodiac symbol, but it is not the same. The "flames" are not symmetric. Although the symbol that the DWM inspector chose to use is an ordnance bomb it has nothing to do with the US or any other ordnance operation. The marking was used widely on early DWM produced Lugers and magazines, not just the 1900 Test Trials pieces. Folks like to pair up flaming bomb magazines with the Test Lugers, but a plain unmarked wood base magazine is just as correct, perhaps even more so.

06-19-2013, 08:49 PM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	The "flaming bomb" resembles the Taurus zodiac symbol, but it is not the same. The "flames" are not symmetric. Although the symbol that the DWM inspector chose to use is an ordnance bomb it has nothing to do with the US or any other ordnance operation. The marking was used widely on early DWM produced Lugers and magazines, not just the 1900 Test Trials pieces. Folks like to pair up flaming bomb magazines with the Test Lugers, but a plain unmarked wood base magazine is just as correct, perhaps even more so. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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