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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1045765" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>Import marks would have been stamped or engraved into the metal of the frame, since it's just too easy to swap out the grips to remove the eyesore of the import marks <img src="/images/smilies/rolleyes2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes2" title="Rolleyes2 :rolleyes2" data-shortname=":rolleyes2" /></p><p></p><p>Looks like someone wanted to mark the pistol as his/her own property. It probably wasn't unusual after WW2 for returning GI's or a relative to carve their initials into the grips - heck, Lugers were everywhere in the post-war years. I'm no Luger expert, but I'm afraid that unless you can show provenance behind the initials, such as a famous general with the same initials owning the pistol, the carvings will put a dent in the pistol's value.</p><p></p><p>Still, a neat little piece of history!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 1045765, member: 7157"] Import marks would have been stamped or engraved into the metal of the frame, since it's just too easy to swap out the grips to remove the eyesore of the import marks :rolleyes2 Looks like someone wanted to mark the pistol as his/her own property. It probably wasn't unusual after WW2 for returning GI's or a relative to carve their initials into the grips - heck, Lugers were everywhere in the post-war years. I'm no Luger expert, but I'm afraid that unless you can show provenance behind the initials, such as a famous general with the same initials owning the pistol, the carvings will put a dent in the pistol's value. Still, a neat little piece of history! [/QUOTE]
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