M1906 Russian Luger - The Ending of its Identity

[Edward Tinker]

Well, although thought out, it is another theory to me, albeit a good theory.

The nationality of the markings is not a good basis; as the american eagle was a marketing tool, NOT a national marking. This is obvious because many commericial lugers came to america without AE's on them.... It was never a requirement by the US gov't for the eagle.

Also, the example of the markings being for a unit is plausible, but not definiative.

Some examples of how guns were not marked to country>
One good example is the luger for the Dutch. Few of the lugers ended up in the home country, most were for the colonies. dutch guns are not marked differently than other contract guns, except for the "Rust" marking.

Brazilian lugers aren't marked except for the circle B and that is not definitive either.

Overall, I think your theory is plausible, but not convincing to me. I will gladly look forward to further research or provenance to show either way.


Ed