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Edward Tinker · 01-30-2009, 08:45 AM

Wayne, welcome to the forum! You have a nice looking strawed (later in the year they went to blued parts) mauser made in 1937 luger in 9mm. If the strawing is a result of flash and those small parts, trigger, safety lever, etc are blued, then that is acceptable to. I would have to look in my book to ascertain if your serial number is within the "normal" range.

We' like to see close ups of the markings on the holster, an eagle M would make this worn holster worth a bit more than normal.

Ed

Topper265 · 01-30-2009, 12:50 PM

Thanks Ed. I took a macro of the inside holster marks;

Actually, now that I look at it in macro, the letters might just be a big "N" and a small "o" for Number?

The flash completely wipes it out but to the naked eye it is a lot darker.

There is also some fine lettering stamped into the back of the holster that I have not been able photograph. I'm going to have to take it down to my friends studio to get any sort of usable image.

It's;

OST JAHNEL
ESLAU

With maybe 1940 stamped below it? The "date" is considerably lighter stamped then the other letters and is not set with the letters above. Which to me says it was not stamped at the same time or maybe somewhere down the manufacturing line??

The back of the holster also has my Grandfathers last name scratched into it with some other information I'm assuming is how he identified it and got it home. We had some similar processes when I was in the military but I never got to take any weapons home

01-30-2009, 08:45 AM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,980 Thanks: 2,079 Thanked 4,614 Times in 2,127 Posts	Wayne, welcome to the forum! You have a nice looking strawed (later in the year they went to blued parts) mauser made in 1937 luger in 9mm. If the strawing is a result of flash and those small parts, trigger, safety lever, etc are blued, then that is acceptable to. I would have to look in my book to ascertain if your serial number is within the "normal" range. We' like to see close ups of the markings on the holster, an eagle M would make this worn holster worth a bit more than normal. 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

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01-30-2009, 12:50 PM	#2
Topper265 User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Ed. I took a macro of the inside holster marks; Actually, now that I look at it in macro, the letters might just be a big "N" and a small "o" for Number? The flash completely wipes it out but to the naked eye it is a lot darker. There is also some fine lettering stamped into the back of the holster that I have not been able photograph. I'm going to have to take it down to my friends studio to get any sort of usable image. It's; OST JAHNEL ESLAU With maybe 1940 stamped below it? The "date" is considerably lighter stamped then the other letters and is not set with the letters above. Which to me says it was not stamped at the same time or maybe somewhere down the manufacturing line?? The back of the holster also has my Grandfathers last name scratched into it with some other information I'm assuming is how he identified it and got it home. We had some similar processes when I was in the military but I never got to take any weapons home