French Luger???

Ron Wood · 12-30-2003, 11:03 PM

I am usually kind of critical of this guy's Lugers, but my gut feel is this one is legitimate. If you look close, you can see the evidence of a halo around the leading letter "M". The resolution of the photo doesn't reveal much about the rest of the inscription. I know that white in the letters helps to read the inscription, but I would much prefer a closeup of un-filled letters. Laquer-stik sometimes covers a multitude of sins.
Actually, the "fleur de lis" marking is rather rare, I think only one or two examples are known. The majority of the barrel marked French have blank chambers.

12-30-2003, 11:03 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	I am usually kind of critical of this guy's Lugers, but my gut feel is this one is legitimate. If you look close, you can see the evidence of a halo around the leading letter "M". The resolution of the photo doesn't reveal much about the rest of the inscription. I know that white in the letters helps to read the inscription, but I would much prefer a closeup of un-filled letters. Laquer-stik sometimes covers a multitude of sins. Actually, the "fleur de lis" marking is rather rare, I think only one or two examples are known. The majority of the barrel marked French have blank chambers. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction