An Early 1900 American Eagle

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

For guns intended for export to the US, yes. Interesting to note that the test Lugers were ordered without that stamping.
dju

The U.S. test pistols were delivered without the export mark, "ordering" them that way was never a consideration. There is a range of pistols surrounding the Bannerman test pistols, approx. sn 5978-7976, which lack the GERMANY export stamp. Technically, these pistols entered the U.S. illegally. The Test Eagles were delivered directly to the army, it is an open question whether or not the export stamp should have been required for this delivery.

--Dwight