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02-02-2011, 06:52 AM | #1 |
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The V block Lugers
Am I right to assume that nearly all contract Lugers were produced in the V block no matter what year they were manufactured ?
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The short answer is, no. Not clear what you are really asking, here.
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02-07-2011, 08:51 AM | #3 |
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Thank you Dwight, the reason I asked this question , because if my observations are correct I noticed that most contract Lugers serial numbers have the V suffix, so I thought that Mauser left the V suffix for Lugers that are for export ( contract ).
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Alf, To make things more confusing Mauser also make military lugers in a separate "v" block. Their contract Mauser Banner lugers did start in the "flowing V" block with the Portugese GNR lugers, but you'll find contract, police & commerical Mauser lugers in the v thru Z blocks. Best reference is still Constanzo. TH
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The new book The Mauser Parabellum 1930-1946 by Don Hallock & Joop van de Kant has a very thorough discussion of the v-block Lugers.
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