New luger owner "Made in Germany" question

mac6150 · 02-16-2019, 10:47 AM

I just purchased a 1916 Luger, mainly as a shooter as the finish shows a lot of holster wear. One part of the gun which bugs me is on the right side of the frame, above and below the proof marks, are the made in Germany stamps. The odd part of the stamp is the first word (made?) isn't too clear, and the middle word (in?) looks more like IM instead of IN. Has anyone run into this arrangement on their luger which the made in Germany stamp was in another language? The stamp job looks sloppy too. Anyway, just curious. I would have preferred a Luger without this on it, but its first Luger and the price was good, in my opinion and at 58 years old, I finally bought one of my dream guns. The gun is being shipped to my local FFL, so I do not have any pictures, other than what the dealer on Gunbroker has. Thanks for any input.

02-16-2019, 10:47 AM	#1
mac6150 User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	New luger owner "Made in Germany" question I just purchased a 1916 Luger, mainly as a shooter as the finish shows a lot of holster wear. One part of the gun which bugs me is on the right side of the frame, above and below the proof marks, are the made in Germany stamps. The odd part of the stamp is the first word (made?) isn't too clear, and the middle word (in?) looks more like IM instead of IN. Has anyone run into this arrangement on their luger which the made in Germany stamp was in another language? The stamp job looks sloppy too. Anyway, just curious. I would have preferred a Luger without this on it, but its first Luger and the price was good, in my opinion and at 58 years old, I finally bought one of my dream guns. The gun is being shipped to my local FFL, so I do not have any pictures, other than what the dealer on Gunbroker has. Thanks for any input.