Fleur de Lys marked lugers

Vlim · 03-14-2011, 12:19 PM

Just assuming for the sake of arguments that the guns are legit:

Why would a company like 'Manufacture Francaise' or 'Manufrance' mark their cases with 'St Etienne' (the name of the town one of their outfits was located in)?

ManuFrance had their sales offices in Paris and were quite proud to advertise that fact in their own catalogues. They were equally fond of their name, so the last thing they would do was NOT mark it with their own name (and address) but with the name of some obscure town where their manufacturing department was located...

It's like Ford putting 'Detroit' on their cars, instead of 'Ford'.....

03-14-2011, 12:19 PM	#11
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Just assuming for the sake of arguments that the guns are legit: Why would a company like 'Manufacture Francaise' or 'Manufrance' mark their cases with 'St Etienne' (the name of the town one of their outfits was located in)? ManuFrance had their sales offices in Paris and were quite proud to advertise that fact in their own catalogues. They were equally fond of their name, so the last thing they would do was NOT mark it with their own name (and address) but with the name of some obscure town where their manufacturing department was located... It's like Ford putting 'Detroit' on their cars, instead of 'Ford'.....