my first Luger

Mac Cat · 08-24-2016, 10:23 AM

Thanks for sharing your new acquisition with us!
It's a nice piece!

And, your photos are pretty good, as well!

The holster is very interesting to me - it's definitely different than any of I seen before and so worn that it's hard to believe the closing strap is placed wrong. The "L Z A" code is for "Mauser-Werke, Karlshule plant" (per The Standard Directory of Proof Marks - Wirnsberger).

It looks so much like my own 1942 holster, but that closing flap isn't right!?
That is exactly how the longer artillery luger holsters are made (LP08).
Also, I've never seen a holster stamp under the belt straps - very odd.

Store you gun in a nice cloth lined pistol case, not the holster!

(in the Technical Information section on this site (left sidebar), you'll find the suffix code charts and a lot of information that may help you understand more about it.)

08-24-2016, 10:23 AM	#27
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 774 Thanks: 2,203 Thanked 665 Times in 354 Posts	Thanks for sharing your new acquisition with us! It's a nice piece! And, your photos are pretty good, as well! The holster is very interesting to me - it's definitely different than any of I seen before and so worn that it's hard to believe the closing strap is placed wrong. The "L Z A" code is for "Mauser-Werke, Karlshule plant" (per The Standard Directory of Proof Marks - Wirnsberger). It looks so much like my own 1942 holster, but that closing flap isn't right!? That is exactly how the longer artillery luger holsters are made (LP08). Also, I've never seen a holster stamp under the belt straps - very odd. Store you gun in a nice cloth lined pistol case, not the holster! (in the Technical Information section on this site (left sidebar), you'll find the suffix code charts and a lot of information that may help you understand more about it.)