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Spandau Lugers

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FWIW, Fred Datig reports the Spandau Luger as being "hearsay" with only a single example being "reported" (but not seen by him) in his 1962 edition of "The Luger Pistol". From his description of the information, it sounds as if reports of their existence had been circulating since at least the late 1950's. The specific page can be found in the index under "Spandau".

Somewhere I recall reading an account of a German NCO on the Eastern front who not only remembered carrying a Spandau Luger but even remembered the serial number. According to the story he was wounded and the pistol went missing while he was in hospital recovering. Again, this is hearsay and not to be taken seriously.

It's interesting that examples only appeared for examination after Mr. Datig's book was published (with a drawing of the Spandau stamp on the toggles) and for the moment the evidence - or lack of evidence - indicates that existing Spandau Lugers are fakes, pure and simple.
 
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