stamping on an 1906 variation navy, pls help ..

wolfganggo · 09-18-2011, 05:39 AM

hello to all specialists...

austria ist mailing, i'm collecting austian and german ordonance for some years.

i found an stamp an an navy which i can not identify.

any ideas to help me ....

thx and regards from vienna

Norme · 09-18-2011, 09:08 AM

Hi Wolfgang, Where exactly is this mark located? Is it internal or external? If you send me an email to normrab@comcast.net with details of your 1906 Navy (serial number, unit mark if any), I'll add your gun to the Navy List and send you the link. Regards, Norm

Ron Wood · 09-18-2011, 10:22 AM

Wolfgang,
This "pinwheel" mark is an inspector's mark usually found next to the recoil lug on the bottom of the receiver. It is also found in that location on the 1906 Russian and Bulgarian model Lugers from roughly the same time period as your Navy. So while this marking is not common it is not unique to your gun.
Ron

sheepherder · 09-18-2011, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

This "pinwheel" mark is an inspector's mark usually found...in that location on the 1906 Russian and Bulgarian model Lugers from roughly the same time period as your Navy...

Hello Ron!

Would you have a pic of a 1906 Russian Luger with that mark??? In fact, I would be interested to see all the marks on a 1906 Russian Luger...I am a believer...

Ron Wood · 09-18-2011, 07:32 PM

Here ya go. Not the sharpest photo but one I could pull up quickly. I need to take a better photo someday. I have another photo that is a bit clearer, but although it is a Russian it isn't my gun so I really don't have permission to post it with its serial number.

wolfganggo · 09-19-2011, 04:32 AM

thx to all for this information.
does anyone have information regarding the reason for setting of this specific inspector stamp, which production process was check befor setting the qualitymark ....

or will this be an everlasting secret of the parabellumproduction.

regards from vienna
wolfganggo

Norme · 09-19-2011, 10:52 AM

Hi Wolfgang, One can find numerous markings, in the interior of most Lugers, whose precise meaning is lost to time. Considering The location of your mark, my guess is that it is a personal mark identifying the individual who installed the barrel. I have several pictures in my data base that show these symbols. Regards, Norm

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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: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Wolfgang, This "pinwheel" mark is an inspector's mark usually found next to the recoil lug on the bottom of the receiver. It is also found in that location on the 1906 Russian and Bulgarian model Lugers from roughly the same time period as your Navy. So while this marking is not common it is not unique to your gun. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

09-18-2011, 07:32 PM	#5
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: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Here ya go. Not the sharpest photo but one I could pull up quickly. I need to take a better photo someday. I have another photo that is a bit clearer, but although it is a Russian it isn't my gun so I really don't have permission to post it with its serial number. Attached Images __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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wolfganggo User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: near vienna Posts: 93 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 18 Posts	Thx ... thx to all for this information. does anyone have information regarding the reason for setting of this specific inspector stamp, which production process was check befor setting the qualitymark .... or will this be an everlasting secret of the parabellumproduction. regards from vienna wolfganggo

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Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 224 Thanked 2,591 Times in 930 Posts	Hi Wolfgang, One can find numerous markings, in the interior of most Lugers, whose precise meaning is lost to time. Considering The location of your mark, my guess is that it is a personal mark identifying the individual who installed the barrel. I have several pictures in my data base that show these symbols. Regards, Norm Attached Thumbnails

09-18-2011, 09:08 AM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 224 Thanked 2,591 Times in 930 Posts	Hi Wolfgang, Where exactly is this mark located? Is it internal or external? If you send me an email to normrab@comcast.net with details of your 1906 Navy (serial number, unit mark if any), I'll add your gun to the Navy List and send you the link. Regards, Norm