Weimer Lugers

Navy · 09-08-2002, 02:20 PM

Weimar-era guns are facinating to me because of their rich variety and history. That was a very wild time in German history. As far as the re-worked W.W. I pistols from that era, there are hundreds of exceptions for almost every rule that anyone might try to state. Re-works were done by a variety of contractors, Simpson and Krieghoff immediately spring to mind, but they were also done by a variety of lesser known firms. The real pity is that due to the distruction from W.W.II, almost no records of these rework contracts exists.
A fascinating period that produced Lugers with "personality".

As far as the 1920 on your gun, it is probably a property mark as you suspect.
Tom A.

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09-08-2002, 02:20 PM	#1
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Weimar-era guns are facinating to me because of their rich variety and history. That was a very wild time in German history. As far as the re-worked W.W. I pistols from that era, there are hundreds of exceptions for almost every rule that anyone might try to state. Re-works were done by a variety of contractors, Simpson and Krieghoff immediately spring to mind, but they were also done by a variety of lesser known firms. The real pity is that due to the distruction from W.W.II, almost no records of these rework contracts exists. A fascinating period that produced Lugers with "personality". As far as the 1920 on your gun, it is probably a property mark as you suspect. Tom A.