Japanese Mum Luger

DonVoigt · 07-24-2018, 04:16 PM

I quit studying Japanese when I went over to the "dark side" - i.e. lugers.
But the characters don't make much sense- from the top:
unrecognized
I
so
Type
10
4
Year

so at least part is Type 14 followed by the character for year.

I think they are just characters copied from some where and put onto these two lugers.

Certainly there is no reasonable explanation for putting "Type 14 year" on a luger.
Just a side note, the T 14 was introduced in 1925, not a significant year in luger lore.

JMHO.

07-24-2018, 04:16 PM	#31
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	I quit studying Japanese when I went over to the "dark side" - i.e. lugers. But the characters don't make much sense- from the top: unrecognized I so Type 10 4 Year so at least part is Type 14 followed by the character for year. I think they are just characters copied from some where and put onto these two lugers. Certainly there is no reasonable explanation for putting "Type 14 year" on a luger. Just a side note, the T 14 was introduced in 1925, not a significant year in luger lore. JMHO. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie