1915 Luger Unit Marking

Doubs · 10-01-2002, 08:29 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Jan C. Still:
<strong><Snip> The substitution of J.R. for R, and R.J.R. for R(script) is officially designated on dog tags, and may be the source of such incorrect designations on Lugers. Jan</strong><hr></blockquote>

Jan, thanks for the reply. I was aware of the script "R" but the dog tags information is something I'd not heard before. I wonder if the unit armorer was also the individual who stamped the individual dog tags? He would certainly have had the equipment for it. Confusing/combining the regulations could easily have happened. (It does all the time in today's military.) That is very interesting indeed.

10-01-2002, 08:29 PM	#7
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by Jan C. Still: <strong><Snip> The substitution of J.R. for R, and R.J.R. for R(script) is officially designated on dog tags, and may be the source of such incorrect designations on Lugers. Jan</strong><hr></blockquote> Jan, thanks for the reply. I was aware of the script "R" but the dog tags information is something I'd not heard before. I wonder if the unit armorer was also the individual who stamped the individual dog tags? He would certainly have had the equipment for it. Confusing/combining the regulations could easily have happened. (It does all the time in today's military.) That is very interesting indeed.