Definition of an "Import"

Aaron · 05-30-2001, 02:57 PM

We are all aware that after WWI the US was flooded with many Luger reworks in an attempt to earn our dollars. Most of these weapons were refinished, most markings removed, and every conceivable barrel length was imported, and some of these weapons were even shipped in an unaltered state, straight from the battlefield. However, we notice the "Germany" stamp on most of these, which is actually an "import" marking. Today we see the actual name of the importer on recently imported weapons. My question is, why do we regard the earlier "Germany" imports with more respect and assign them more value than the post WWII imports?

05-30-2001, 02:57 PM	#1
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Definition of an "Import" We are all aware that after WWI the US was flooded with many Luger reworks in an attempt to earn our dollars. Most of these weapons were refinished, most markings removed, and every conceivable barrel length was imported, and some of these weapons were even shipped in an unaltered state, straight from the battlefield. However, we notice the "Germany" stamp on most of these, which is actually an "import" marking. Today we see the actual name of the importer on recently imported weapons. My question is, why do we regard the earlier "Germany" imports with more respect and assign them more value than the post WWII imports?

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