Dutch Luger

Vlim · 03-16-2008, 06:05 AM

That's correct, many Dutch airman and navy crew, as well as civilians and normal military evacuated to Australia when it became clear the battle was lost.

If the barrel still bears the serial number and a crown/N proof, it hasn't been rebarreled, just refurbished.

The crown/W is not a proof but a property mark. The Dutch didn't see a need to proof the guns when the countries where they originated from had very effective proof laws of their own.

ps: Information about Dutch Lugers in Lugers at Random is erratic at best. Martens & De Vries 's 'The Dutch Luger' is completely based on surviving Dutch archive material.

03-16-2008, 06:05 AM	#11
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	That's correct, many Dutch airman and navy crew, as well as civilians and normal military evacuated to Australia when it became clear the battle was lost. If the barrel still bears the serial number and a crown/N proof, it hasn't been rebarreled, just refurbished. The crown/W is not a proof but a property mark. The Dutch didn't see a need to proof the guns when the countries where they originated from had very effective proof laws of their own. ps: Information about Dutch Lugers in Lugers at Random is erratic at best. Martens & De Vries 's 'The Dutch Luger' is completely based on surviving Dutch archive material.