Is this Navy Correct?

lugerholsterrepair · 03-06-2014, 12:06 AM

I have a couple of problems with this one..You better look at the left side of the Navy rear sight. The WW dockyard marking on the rear gripstrap is suspect to me. If the mag is matching I would sure expect a photo of it. Something about this whole presentation..or lack of has me colored suspicious.
I have been wrong before but like I say..I want to see more to allay my negative thoughts. In the meanwhile I am sure one of the more knowledgeable Navy guys will come along.

Norme · 03-06-2014, 09:47 AM

Hi Bill, If you're interested in this gun you should ask for more, and clearer photos, particularly ones of the receiver rails, magazine base and a close-up of the C/M marks on the left receiver. For what it's worth, the barrel serial numbers on guns this early should not have halos, they were numbered prior to bluing, and the W.W. marking (Werft Wilhelmshaven) looks correct also, these marks are almost always pantographed, like this one. All other Navy property marks were stamped.
Regards, Norm

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	I have a couple of problems with this one..You better look at the left side of the Navy rear sight. The WW dockyard marking on the rear gripstrap is suspect to me. If the mag is matching I would sure expect a photo of it. Something about this whole presentation..or lack of has me colored suspicious. I have been wrong before but like I say..I want to see more to allay my negative thoughts. In the meanwhile I am sure one of the more knowledgeable Navy guys will come along. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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03-06-2014, 09:47 AM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Bill, If you're interested in this gun you should ask for more, and clearer photos, particularly ones of the receiver rails, magazine base and a close-up of the C/M marks on the left receiver. For what it's worth, the barrel serial numbers on guns this early should not have halos, they were numbered prior to bluing, and the W.W. marking (Werft Wilhelmshaven) looks correct also, these marks are almost always pantographed, like this one. All other Navy property marks were stamped. Regards, Norm