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Vlim · 04-05-2005, 09:57 AM

Hi Pete,

The Eagle-N proof was part of the 1939 updated German proof law and proofing didn't start officially until april 1st, 1940 in Germany and slightly later in Austria and other occupied areas.

So it was proofed commercially after april, 1940 and before the end of the war.

For completeness sake, as there is often much debate on the eagle-N proof:

Law was published on june, 7th, 1939.
Eagle-N proofing officially started on april, 1st, 1940 in Germany.
Eagle-N proofing officially started on june, 1st, 1940 in Austria and the Sudetenland.

Proofing lasted until the end of the war and the law became effective again in Western-Germany in 1952, with a changed eagle/N format (the 'weimar eagle').

Together with the 1939 proof law revision, heavy penalties were set on marketing unproofed fire-arms.

04-05-2005, 09:57 AM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Pete, The Eagle-N proof was part of the 1939 updated German proof law and proofing didn't start officially until april 1st, 1940 in Germany and slightly later in Austria and other occupied areas. So it was proofed commercially after april, 1940 and before the end of the war. For completeness sake, as there is often much debate on the eagle-N proof: Law was published on june, 7th, 1939. Eagle-N proofing officially started on april, 1st, 1940 in Germany. Eagle-N proofing officially started on june, 1st, 1940 in Austria and the Sudetenland. Proofing lasted until the end of the war and the law became effective again in Western-Germany in 1952, with a changed eagle/N format (the 'weimar eagle'). Together with the 1939 proof law revision, heavy penalties were set on marketing unproofed fire-arms.