Import or Export??? - Page 2

alvin · 09-23-2009, 08:31 PM

Love this "Genuine Luger". Not mine. The mark on this one must be applied by the distributor. Pantography? No halo.

http://www.rockislandauction.com/pho...62-C-CU2-H.jpg

Why did it say "REG. US. PAT. OFF" ? TIA

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Edit: Looks like GERMANY stamp was applied in factory before the gun was blued. The rest must come from Stoeger.

sheepherder · 09-23-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by alvin

Love this "Genuine Luger". Not mine. The mark on this one must be applied by the distributor. Pantography? No halo.

http://www.rockislandauction.com/pho...62-C-CU2-H.jpg

Why did it say "REG. US. PAT. OFF" ? TIA

IIRC, Stoeger registered the name "Genuine Luger" with the patent office (trademark?); they were the only ones (here in US) who could call it that...in advertising, anyway...

When Mauser brought out their line of Lugers in the 70's, didn't they have to call theirs the "Mauser Parabellum" due to Stoeger's trademarking the name "Luger"???

Dwight Gruber · 09-30-2009, 12:00 AM

See this discussion http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ht=import+mark for the U.S. Country of Origin law.

--Dwight

09-23-2009, 08:31 PM	#21
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Love this "Genuine Luger". Not mine. The mark on this one must be applied by the distributor. Pantography? No halo. http://www.rockislandauction.com/pho...62-C-CU2-H.jpg Why did it say "REG. US. PAT. OFF" ? TIA === Edit: Looks like GERMANY stamp was applied in factory before the gun was blued. The rest must come from Stoeger.

09-30-2009, 12:00 AM	#23
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	See this discussion http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ht=import+mark for the U.S. Country of Origin law. --Dwight