Double proofs on barrel 1918/1920

Lugerdoc · 01-27-2010, 10:37 AM

Eric, Your photo of the barrel proofs is not close enough to read them clearly. If one of them is E/6 or 33, this is probably a Simson barrel that was install during the post WW1 period during a rework. TH

barr44 · 01-28-2010, 09:41 AM

Eric,
The barrel is round, the photo may appear to make it look flat.
Doc, the proof is the Imperial eagle used in the WWI period. Most of the lugers I have seen have the Imperial eagle on the rt. side of the barrel, some have it on the upper right, but they are usually placed back near the chamber. On this particular gun it has a second Imperial eagle midway up the barrel on top.
Just curious as I have not seen this before, perhaps it was a barrel change, but I don't know why they would have proofed it twice. Perhaps the barrel had issues on it's first proofing and was re-proofed after examination or correction.
The two imperial eagle proofs should be apparent in the upper photo of the barrel.
Thanks, barr.

01-27-2010, 10:37 AM	#1
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Eric, Your photo of the barrel proofs is not close enough to read them clearly. If one of them is E/6 or 33, this is probably a Simson barrel that was install during the post WW1 period during a rework. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

01-28-2010, 09:41 AM	#2
barr44 User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: york co., va Posts: 153 Thanks: 27 Thanked 35 Times in 21 Posts	Double proof marks on barrel. Eric, The barrel is round, the photo may appear to make it look flat. Doc, the proof is the Imperial eagle used in the WWI period. Most of the lugers I have seen have the Imperial eagle on the rt. side of the barrel, some have it on the upper right, but they are usually placed back near the chamber. On this particular gun it has a second Imperial eagle midway up the barrel on top. Just curious as I have not seen this before, perhaps it was a barrel change, but I don't know why they would have proofed it twice. Perhaps the barrel had issues on it's first proofing and was re-proofed after examination or correction. The two imperial eagle proofs should be apparent in the upper photo of the barrel. Thanks, barr.