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DonVoigt · 11-18-2018, 10:58 PM

Jerry,
you know your can edit your post- it will be confusing to folks that only read the first part! JMHO.

Bruce,
Yes, it is a "q"; and 1927 or 26 or 28 is a good guess.

brucescott24 · 11-19-2018, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Jerry,
you know your can edit your post- it will be confusing to folks that only read the first part! JMHO.

Bruce,
Yes, it is a "q"; and 1927 or 26 or 28 is a good guess.

Many thanks for that, just wanted to check I read the info on this site correctly. For anyone interested, I have been all over the gun but can't find any sign of who the engraver might be. Also been through a couple of books on engraving trying to identify the style without any luck either, but I will keep trying to track down anything I can to get any history I can on the gun.
Cheers Bruce

DonVoigt · 11-19-2018, 10:24 AM

Bruce,
I've been hesitant to say it, but the engraving is pretty much an amateur job; I doubt very much you will find anything else in the style or written about it.

The lines are not clean or even, and stippling is just not found along with quality engraving, JMHO.

brucescott24 · 11-19-2018, 05:23 PM

Hi Don,
Thanks for your response and I feel your right re the engraving. It seems to be a style on its own. Just hoping it was someone's first attempt that has gone on the bigger and better jobs. Maybe, maybe not, either way someone has put in a lot of work. I don't think I'd have the patience.
Once again thanks for your help.
Cheers Bruce

DavidJayUden · 11-19-2018, 07:55 PM

Regardless of lineage of the engraving, you'll still get lots of "oooohhhs" and "aaaahhhhh"s when you whip that one out at the range...
Enjoy.
dju

11-18-2018, 10:58 PM	#41
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Jerry, you know your can edit your post- it will be confusing to folks that only read the first part! JMHO. Bruce, Yes, it is a "q"; and 1927 or 26 or 28 is a good guess. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

11-19-2018, 10:24 AM	#43
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Bruce, I've been hesitant to say it, but the engraving is pretty much an amateur job; I doubt very much you will find anything else in the style or written about it. The lines are not clean or even, and stippling is just not found along with quality engraving, JMHO. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

11-19-2018, 05:23 PM	#44
brucescott24 User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 24 Thanks: 18 Thanked 37 Times in 15 Posts	Hi Don, Thanks for your response and I feel your right re the engraving. It seems to be a style on its own. Just hoping it was someone's first attempt that has gone on the bigger and better jobs. Maybe, maybe not, either way someone has put in a lot of work. I don't think I'd have the patience. Once again thanks for your help. Cheers Bruce

11-19-2018, 07:55 PM	#45
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Regardless of lineage of the engraving, you'll still get lots of "oooohhhs" and "aaaahhhhh"s when you whip that one out at the range... Enjoy. dju