1908 Luger

Ron Wood · 06-07-2004, 11:41 PM

As Bob has pointed out, this was one of the early production of the 1908 military, so not only were the dies nice and sharp but the novelty of stamping these critters hour after hour and day after day hadn't worn off yet. I'd guess a bit more care in marking the first pieces was exercised than in the many later pieces to follow.

Good observation on the double T marking Bob. Did you also notice that the second little crown that is found on the C/Z stamp hasn't been applied to either C/T? I guess Inspector "Z" needed additional supervision.

06-07-2004, 11:41 PM	#8
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	As Bob has pointed out, this was one of the early production of the 1908 military, so not only were the dies nice and sharp but the novelty of stamping these critters hour after hour and day after day hadn't worn off yet. I'd guess a bit more care in marking the first pieces was exercised than in the many later pieces to follow. Good observation on the double T marking Bob. Did you also notice that the second little crown that is found on the C/Z stamp hasn't been applied to either C/T? I guess Inspector "Z" needed additional supervision. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction