1920 Commercial without import mark

k38 · 09-19-2019, 01:33 PM

Hello,

I have nice .30 Luger 1920 (I think made in 1924, actually) without the "Germany" or any other mark indicating import. Does this suggest that the pistol was made for the European market?

Doubs · 09-19-2019, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by k38

Hello, I have nice .30 Luger 1920 (I think made in 1924, actually) without the "Germany" or any other mark indicating import. Does this suggest that the pistol was made for the European market?

Without the "GERMANY" or "MADE IN GERMANY" stamp, your Luger would have been made for commercial sale anywhere else in the world other than the States. That assumes that when you say it's a 1920, it isn't dated on the receiver but is a commercial model.

The full serial number including a suffix letter if present would tell us more about what you have. So would nice clear pictures.

Rickybill · 02-27-2020, 10:38 PM

My 1920 has no MADE IN GERMANY, either. Don't know how it got to the states.

DonVoigt · 02-28-2020, 10:02 AM

Many came here as war souvenirs, as civillians were disarmed also after WWII;
others were imported before 1968 marking requirements.

09-19-2019, 01:33 PM	#1
k38 User Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 36 Thanks: 16 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	1920 Commercial without import mark Hello, I have nice .30 Luger 1920 (I think made in 1924, actually) without the "Germany" or any other mark indicating import. Does this suggest that the pistol was made for the European market?

02-28-2020, 10:02 AM	#4
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Many came here as war souvenirs, as civillians were disarmed also after WWII; others were imported before 1968 marking requirements. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

02-27-2020, 10:38 PM	#3
Rickybill User Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	My 1920 has no MADE IN GERMANY, either. Don't know how it got to the states.