A General Question for Those Who Know

01-19-2002, 03:35 PM

Given that broad statements about Lugers seldom apply 100 percent, is it reasonable to think that an Imperial Luger without 1920 markings, or "Germany," or import marks would be a WWI bring-back? Supposedly all Reichswehr guns had the 1920 (or 1921) property marks, so Imperial Lugers used by German forces in WWII should have been so marked. Or did the Germans hide out quantities of guns that were "discovered" in the late 1930s and never had Reichswehr property marks? Are there Imperial Lugers known to be used in WWII which lack Reichswehr marks? If so, are they common?

01-19-2002, 03:35 PM	#1
Bill Utterback Guest Posts: n/a	A General Question for Those Who Know Given that broad statements about Lugers seldom apply 100 percent, is it reasonable to think that an Imperial Luger without 1920 markings, or "Germany," or import marks would be a WWI bring-back? Supposedly all Reichswehr guns had the 1920 (or 1921) property marks, so Imperial Lugers used by German forces in WWII should have been so marked. Or did the Germans hide out quantities of guns that were "discovered" in the late 1930s and never had Reichswehr property marks? Are there Imperial Lugers known to be used in WWII which lack Reichswehr marks? If so, are they common?