Luger importation marks?

[Edward Tinker]

Would you call the germany an export or an import stamping? I thought it was required to be stamped on any guns coming to america, thus an "import" stamping. Different from today, but an import stamping.

Recent discussion on this:

http://forums.lugerforum.com/lugerfo...c;f=1;t=000200
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Also if you look at the "GERMANY" import mark do you see a halo around it?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">http://forums.lugerforum.com/cgi-bin/lugerforum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_top ic;f=1;t=000088
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">All commercial Eagles will be stamped GERMANY.

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Your Luger has the American Eagle on the chamber and the Germany stamp on the front. It is an 1900 AE Commercial imported into the U.S. for sale to the sporting and gun buying public.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">and this one;
http://forums.lugerforum.com/cgi-bin/lugerforum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=00 0062

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">The pistols were standard Model 1900 Lugers with the Great Seal of the United States on the chamber, but did not have any proofs or the GERMANY import mark.

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Therefore, if a serious collector wants an undisputable 1900 US Test Trails Luger, find one that falls in the 6100-7100 serial range; it has an American eagle on the chamber; it has the serial number stamped on the right side of the takedown lever; no proof marks; and no 'Germany' stamp.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Ed