1914 Erfurt Police

policeluger · 02-03-2003, 04:51 AM

It sounds like a nice Luger and one that should be in my collection, where it would be in good company. As for the barrel a different shade blue, it could have the original rust blue of the WW1 period on the gun, and a salt blued barrel added, not the most common of rework methods, but could be correct. Its just that I have not seen your Luger too give a better guess. TP is of course Tech Police, and an active mag safety is most desirable, as most where deactivated. S/42 is most likely armory replaced grips, and is correct for this period rework, but you may also find the original grip in many cases.
The HS mag without letter suffix is again correct.

02-03-2003, 04:51 AM	#2
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	It sounds like a nice Luger and one that should be in my collection, where it would be in good company. As for the barrel a different shade blue, it could have the original rust blue of the WW1 period on the gun, and a salt blued barrel added, not the most common of rework methods, but could be correct. Its just that I have not seen your Luger too give a better guess. TP is of course Tech Police, and an active mag safety is most desirable, as most where deactivated. S/42 is most likely armory replaced grips, and is correct for this period rework, but you may also find the original grip in many cases. The HS mag without letter suffix is again correct.