newbee with Bulgarian contract

Lugerdoc · 08-21-2014, 11:04 AM

Thor, Beautiful restoration. One rarely sees these with all marking intack. I don't know if it was to disguise the country of origin, as mentioned by Ron w. above, but a friend who worked at Golden State Arms (Interarms West) in the 1950s, told me that these pistols arrived disassembled in 55 gal. drums full of cosmoline. His job as a teenager, was to clean & assemble them on Saturdays. His pay was his choice of one of them for his days work. TH

08-21-2014, 11:04 AM	#11
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Thor, Beautiful restoration. One rarely sees these with all marking intack. I don't know if it was to disguise the country of origin, as mentioned by Ron w. above, but a friend who worked at Golden State Arms (Interarms West) in the 1950s, told me that these pistols arrived disassembled in 55 gal. drums full of cosmoline. His job as a teenager, was to clean & assemble them on Saturdays. His pay was his choice of one of them for his days work. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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