Vickers Dutch East Indies Luger

Dwight Gruber · 06-14-2005, 01:30 AM

Herb,

Herb, good presentation and research, and a nice Vickers. Thanks very much for taking the time and effort for the presentation.

It is interesting to see that the center toggle piece doesn't have the c/V "view mark" (British inspection stamp).

Are you sure that the side plate isn't numbered on the bottom edge? Mine is.

The barrel date is curious. It is true that the date commonly reflects the date of rebarre, but your gun has all the British proofs underneath the barrel where one expects to find them on the original barrels. I'd ve interested to see the witness mark on this piece.

I am disappointed that this is posted in the Patrons Only forum rather than in the general Foruns where everyone can benefit from your effort.

--Dwight

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06-14-2005, 01:30 AM	#5
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Herb, Herb, good presentation and research, and a nice Vickers. Thanks very much for taking the time and effort for the presentation. It is interesting to see that the center toggle piece doesn't have the c/V "view mark" (British inspection stamp). Are you sure that the side plate isn't numbered on the bottom edge? Mine is. The barrel date is curious. It is true that the date commonly reflects the date of rebarre, but your gun has all the British proofs underneath the barrel where one expects to find them on the original barrels. I'd ve interested to see the witness mark on this piece. I am disappointed that this is posted in the Patrons Only forum rather than in the general Foruns where everyone can benefit from your effort. --Dwight