The "X"

[bill m]

Hi,

You have what is called a Mauser Banner Police Luger. The date of manufacture was 1939, the Mauser is referred to as a Banner, the E/L on the right receiver is the police acceptance mark, and the Crown U on the left receiver is the commercial inspection mark, which is actually a test mark on these police guns. The "X" below the serial number on your Luger I am presuming is part of the serial number -- for instance 295 X. All of the 1939 E/L police Lugers had a letter suffix with the serial number. The 1939 E/L's are only found in the W and X suffix. Your serial number is actually 295x and not 295. These are nice Lugers and are fairly hard to find.