What is this?

Dwight Gruber · 08-02-2005, 01:19 PM

This is a very interesting gun. The circle-S is usually found on Police guns. Many collectors assert this is a Simson rework mark, there is no documented foundation for this.

Others with more Police Luger expertise will weigh in about other aspects of this gun, the number on the back of the frame, for instance.

The chamber date, of course, is very weird. The receive is definitely an Erfurt, and the sight notch puts it later than 1916. It has plainly been rebarrelled.

It would be really interesting to see what the marks on the magazine bottom might be.

I'd like to get my hands on this gun for a detailed inspection. I believe it to be a very early Police rework which didn't stay in Police service long enough to get a sear or magazine safety.

--Dwight

08-02-2005, 01:19 PM	#2
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	This is a very interesting gun. The circle-S is usually found on Police guns. Many collectors assert this is a Simson rework mark, there is no documented foundation for this. Others with more Police Luger expertise will weigh in about other aspects of this gun, the number on the back of the frame, for instance. The chamber date, of course, is very weird. The receive is definitely an Erfurt, and the sight notch puts it later than 1916. It has plainly been rebarrelled. It would be really interesting to see what the marks on the magazine bottom might be. I'd like to get my hands on this gun for a detailed inspection. I believe it to be a very early Police rework which didn't stay in Police service long enough to get a sear or magazine safety. --Dwight