Import marks... What does that do to the value?

[Yakman]

gunbugs,

I see what your saying. I looked at several other "Z" numbered 06/29s and find they are marked in several outside locations, not only at the front of the trigger guard. I'm wondering if maybe the Swiss did the marking. Now you've got me curious. I'm going to check on it, probably Tuesday.

As a personal preference I don't acquire Lugers with contemporary Import marks, unless it would be one I thought I couldn't live without.

Jack

[Vlim]

I think the current visible markings are the result of tightened 2002 ATF rules:

Similarly, firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices which contain required markings obstructed in whole or in part from plain view must be remarked with required markings that satisfy the conspicuousness requirements described above. For example, required markings may not be placed on a portion of the barrel where the markings would be wholly or partially obstructed from view by another part of the firearm, such as a flash suppressor or bayonet mount.

[mrerick]

I visited Bob Simpson and Carol a few times when we were working on the Mauser book.

Here's a video I shot, including his laser import marking process:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tixkbwb0Qw

I especially liked spending time in his "Luger Room".