First Issue Unaltered SN 130

Imperial Arms · 10-05-2002, 11:37 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Ron Wood:
<strong>Jan,
Now that you have opened Pandora's Box, I have a couple of questions. This is the first time I have seen a First Issue Altered that has the safety marking "GESICHERT" rather than "Gesichert" (Upper and lower case letters). Does anyone else have an all upper case safety marking on a 1st Issue Altered? Also, in the photos I could not discern any "halo" on the barrel markings. Could this be attributed to refinishing during the alteration, or the resolution of the photos?</strong><hr></blockquote>

With reference to Ron's question above, can someone please give an opinion/explanation when and why the switch occurred between 'GESICHERT' and 'Gesichert'? For example, when a Navy Luger was altered by the Navy (?) arsenal, was it a consideration to use a different style safety marking to distinguish it from the original marking? When a Navy Luger was altered, was the new safety marking suppose to be of the same style and size? Can anyone explain the different sizes of Gesichert makings on various Navy Lugers and has anyone seen any kind of pattern?

I must admit that the subject of safety markings on Military Navy Lugers can be confusing!

Cheers,
Albert

10-05-2002, 11:37 PM	#14
Imperial Arms Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Malta, EU Posts: 579 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by Ron Wood: <strong>Jan, Now that you have opened Pandora's Box, I have a couple of questions. This is the first time I have seen a First Issue Altered that has the safety marking "GESICHERT" rather than "Gesichert" (Upper and lower case letters). Does anyone else have an all upper case safety marking on a 1st Issue Altered? Also, in the photos I could not discern any "halo" on the barrel markings. Could this be attributed to refinishing during the alteration, or the resolution of the photos?</strong><hr></blockquote> With reference to Ron's question above, can someone please give an opinion/explanation when and why the switch occurred between 'GESICHERT' and 'Gesichert'? For example, when a Navy Luger was altered by the Navy (?) arsenal, was it a consideration to use a different style safety marking to distinguish it from the original marking? When a Navy Luger was altered, was the new safety marking suppose to be of the same style and size? Can anyone explain the different sizes of Gesichert makings on various Navy Lugers and has anyone seen any kind of pattern? I must admit that the subject of safety markings on Military Navy Lugers can be confusing! Cheers, Albert