Regimental Markings When And Where?

cirelaw · 06-11-2021, 07:41 PM

Jeff Noll in his 'The German Imperial Markings' list hundreds! I have wondered for years why and when they were applied on some and not others that year. When did it begin? Of the three 1913 only one is marked to machine gun unit! One theory is that those submitted for repair where marked for return to the original unit!~ It appears that no two marked units are alike! Some are on items beside lugers like holsters a various matching stocks. What and When were they applied? it enable history questions like me trace a luger to a particular unit or use! According to Nolll, my 1913 DWM s/n 2310a; Regimental: '7.t.3.3`Telegraphen-Bataillon 7, Kompagne 3 Waffe NR.3 A wealth of information and a story derived from the hands of history!

cirelaw · 09-04-2021, 09:56 PM

Any ideas?

Heinz · 09-05-2021, 09:04 PM

Eric, the police were the most diligent in marking their pistols. "History Writ in Steel" by our forum member is very informative in this regard.

By the beginning of the Great War in 1914, rapid military expansion probably made marking weapons a secondary priority. One the great meatgrinder of armed combat with modern weapons and high explosives got into full gear, nobody much cared if your new luger was marked or not. Some very Prussian regimental officers who still thought wars were won by spit and polish may have still have insisted on it. Possibly nobody in the High Command had the time to change the marking directive. Unit marks on weapons do furnish useful information to the enemy when they fall into their hands.

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Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Eric, the police were the most diligent in marking their pistols. "History Writ in Steel" by our forum member is very informative in this regard. By the beginning of the Great War in 1914, rapid military expansion probably made marking weapons a secondary priority. One the great meatgrinder of armed combat with modern weapons and high explosives got into full gear, nobody much cared if your new luger was marked or not. Some very Prussian regimental officers who still thought wars were won by spit and polish may have still have insisted on it. Possibly nobody in the High Command had the time to change the marking directive. Unit marks on weapons do furnish useful information to the enemy when they fall into their hands.