Top 10 K�¼ Theories

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I've had this discussion before many time, and we had this discussion before on another forum this past year, and here is the conclusion that we came to that was supported by every known fact we could find. It's not concrete mind you, but it's definately strong asphalt!

These "Ku" lugers were assembled after 1942 with spare, left-over, and replacement parts taken from the closed Mauser production lines in late 1942.
The parts were then sent to a Luftwaffe ordance depot located at Kustrin. The guns were assembled there sometime between 1942-1944, and the only stamp they recieved was the Luftwaffe ordanance "zuegampt" (looks like a stylish "LZA") stamp on them.

The "Ku" stands for the ordanance depot at Kustrin where the weapons were assembled and completed.
Krieghoff had nothing to do with these lugers, and Mauser had nothing to do with them either, except for selling off thier leftover parts to the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe needed pistols and Krieghoff production was practically nothing! So this was thier solution.

Magazines for the "Ku" lugers will also have this same Luftwaffe "zuegampt" on the bases, and mags will be serialized to the gun.
I don't have any concrete info on the holsters for these, but would suspect that the holsters also will have the "LZA" zuegampt on them, and no other markings. I have one P38 holster that is like this, and have obsevered one other one known to me.

Matt