Ugly Stovepipe

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

Mario,
That is an interesting marking on the frame panel. Can you tell us what it is?
Thanks,
Ron

"That" is what makes this pistol a "shooter".

Those are the initials of the previous owner and his logo (he is a gunsmith).

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by kurusu

"That" is what makes this pistol a "shooter".

Those are the initials of the previous owner and his logo (he is a gunsmith).

It looks very well done.

In my humble world, a well done mark such as that would not make it automatically a shooter; just as regimental unit stampings (quite often crudely done) do not automatically make a Luger 'more valuable'.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

It looks very well done.

In my humble world, a well done mark such as that would not make it automatically a shooter; just as regimental unit stampings (quite often crudely done) do not automatically make a Luger 'more valuable'.

He also replaced the original trigger and firing pin. So they are not numbered to the gun. But they were fitted for target shooting. He also competes with Lugers, less frequently now because he's getting older, this was one of his competition pistols.

And I'm proud to have it.

It still has the original finish. It's a 1938 s/42. The VoPo grips are there just not to damage the originals.

PS. In another forum one of us asked "what almost matching" meant. Well, this is it.