1913 Erfurt Police

Edward Tinker · 10-04-2003, 10:48 PM

It is hard to tell, most police markings are unknown and need research, such as inside of your grips (metal area) are assorted letters and such and assumed to be rework marks.

BTW, here is a posting you might be interested in:

http://forums.lugerforum.com/cgi-bin...c;f=2;t=000401

The sear and mag safety were required by Prussian State Police Orders dated Aug 30, 1933, so even if your gun had been adopted prior to 1933, the only proof is that it was modified in 1933, and then sometime after 1937, when the mag safety was eliminated from service. On a side note, you will see guns with a sear safety and NO mag safety, but I don't imagine you will see any or very few mag safety and NO sear safety. The reason for seeing sear and no mag, is assumed that many WW1 era guns were in storage and taken out of storage AFTER 1937.

Ed

10-04-2003, 10:48 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,980 Thanks: 2,080 Thanked 4,614 Times in 2,127 Posts	It is hard to tell, most police markings are unknown and need research, such as inside of your grips (metal area) are assorted letters and such and assumed to be rework marks. BTW, here is a posting you might be interested in: http://forums.lugerforum.com/cgi-bin...c;f=2;t=000401 The sear and mag safety were required by Prussian State Police Orders dated Aug 30, 1933, so even if your gun had been adopted prior to 1933, the only proof is that it was modified in 1933, and then sometime after 1937, when the mag safety was eliminated from service. On a side note, you will see guns with a sear safety and NO mag safety, but I don't imagine you will see any or very few mag safety and NO sear safety. The reason for seeing sear and no mag, is assumed that many WW1 era guns were in storage and taken out of storage AFTER 1937. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV