New Finn Luger to discuss

Edward Tinker · 01-26-2009, 10:17 PM

Webster, unless we are a Facebook friend of yours, we can't see your pictures.

it is easy to post them here, just use the manage attachments.

Welcome to the forum

Ed

wookiewebster · 01-26-2009, 11:37 PM

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wookiewebster · 01-27-2009, 12:15 AM

Pictures here:
http://forum.lugerforum.com/album.php?albumid=44

According to the marking page on this site the crown over an 'N' stamp means:

( http://www.lugerforum.com/lugermarkings/proof-3.html )

28. German "Nitro" commercial proof. Found on Lugers produced after 1920. Receiver proof is upright

So, is that the correct time period?

jussi16 · 01-27-2009, 01:36 AM

Hello!

I think this was originally bought to finnish army in the 1920 - 30`s. On the right grip plate you can see a hole where it had the army unit disc once. It has a finnish Tikkakoski barrel too (T).
What is the letter suffix under the sn?

wookiewebster · 01-27-2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jussi16

Hello!
What is the letter suffix under the sn?

one person thinks it is a cursive lower-case 's'

01-27-2009, 08:25 AM

Welcome to the forum. Your Luger looks very nice. The SA stamp indicates that it was Finnish Army property. I believe Finland originally bought their Lugers from DWM, which is the mark on the toggle. They went through a rebuilding process in which the barrels were replaced with a 9mm Tikka manufactured barrel in 4 1/2" or 5" in length. I think the original barrels were originally 7.65 cal, but I'm not sure. The replacement barrels had a different profile front sight and the rear sight notch was widened to give a better sight picture. Rarely all serial numbered parts match on a Finnish Luger.

These pistols had either wood grips or black phenolic grips. The wood grips usually had a brass disk in them with unit markings. You could probably fashion one yourself from 16 or 14 gauge sheet brass. It would not be authentic but would fill the hole.

Have fun with your new Luger and let us know how it shoots.

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01-26-2009, 11:37 PM	#2
wookiewebster User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just to catch-up anyone who is not familiar with the current facebook (fb). You can create an album and fb will provide you with a 'public' link that anyone can use to access the album. They do not even have to have a fb account and they can't see any other info, just the pictures. Last edited by wookiewebster; 01-28-2009 at 01:22 PM.

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wookiewebster User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pictures here: http://forum.lugerforum.com/album.php?albumid=44 According to the marking page on this site the crown over an 'N' stamp means: ( http://www.lugerforum.com/lugermarkings/proof-3.html ) 28. German "Nitro" commercial proof. Found on Lugers produced after 1920. Receiver proof is upright So, is that the correct time period? Last edited by wookiewebster; 01-27-2009 at 12:45 AM.

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01-27-2009, 01:36 AM	#4
jussi16 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 250 Thanks: 77 Thanked 53 Times in 31 Posts	Hello! I think this was originally bought to finnish army in the 1920 - 30`s. On the right grip plate you can see a hole where it had the army unit disc once. It has a finnish Tikkakoski barrel too (T). What is the letter suffix under the sn?

01-27-2009, 08:25 AM	#6
Brad Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome to the forum. Your Luger looks very nice. The SA stamp indicates that it was Finnish Army property. I believe Finland originally bought their Lugers from DWM, which is the mark on the toggle. They went through a rebuilding process in which the barrels were replaced with a 9mm Tikka manufactured barrel in 4 1/2" or 5" in length. I think the original barrels were originally 7.65 cal, but I'm not sure. The replacement barrels had a different profile front sight and the rear sight notch was widened to give a better sight picture. Rarely all serial numbered parts match on a Finnish Luger. These pistols had either wood grips or black phenolic grips. The wood grips usually had a brass disk in them with unit markings. You could probably fashion one yourself from 16 or 14 gauge sheet brass. It would not be authentic but would fill the hole. Have fun with your new Luger and let us know how it shoots.