Fresh from the gunshow: Schupo Dz 1916

[Olle]

Good news: Got a #29 toggle axle coming in from Lugerdoc. So who has the trigger bar I need?

[Don M]

Originally Posted by Olle

Good news: Got a #29 toggle axle coming in from Lugerdoc. So who has the trigger bar I need?

Olle, I'm not sure this pistol should have a serial numbered toggle pin. The 1932 instructions to mark these pins were issued to units of the Weimar German Republic (Reichswehr, Bavarian state police, etc.) (Small Arms Markings, pp. 131-2). From 1923 to 1939, Danzig was a Free City under the protection of the League of Nations (HWIS pp. 298-9). While Danzig had strong German ties, the extant orders would not have applied to its Schupo. Your un-numbered pin is probably the original.

[Olle]

Ok, so with the fluted pin (which I assume was a common upgrade) I only need the correct sear bar then? It's numbered #24 instead of #29, so maybe we could say it's a factory mismatch and call it a day?

[Don M]

Originally Posted by Olle

Ok, so with the fluted pin (which I assume was a common upgrade) I only need the correct sear bar then? It's numbered #24 instead of #29, so maybe we could say it's a factory mismatch and call it a day?

Your assumption that the sear bar was a factory mismatch is reasonable but I suspect you may have some trouble convincing others. However, if the gun were mine, I would leave it in its "as acquired" condition and acjbiwkedge the uncertainties. I personally think it is more likely that it is in the same condition it was at the end of its service life.