Import or Export???

[alvin]

Originally Posted by postino

I would say that if the pistol is known to be an exported product, then the manufacturer will stamp it; if it is war surplus or anything that was never intended for export, then the importer will stamp/mark it...At least that is my belief, at this time...

GERMANY could be on war surplus as well. I have seen more than one wartime made C96 with GERMANY. The finish looks old with minor rust and patina.... but C/C/U is under full gun blue without discoloration, and GERMANY has halo. so those were supposed to be Weimar era refurbished guns (old refinish). I assume factory/Weimar government contractor refurbished those old WWI guns and applied GERMANY for exporting to the U.S. in that era. Why refurbishing? to sell a good price on surplus market

So, when GERMANY was applied, the gun did not have to be new.