George Anderson's Luger
 

I am posting photos of George Anderson's Luger for him. I will let him answer questions about it but I will say that it is an interesting mix of markings and reworking. What are you guys thoughts about it?

Here is a view of the top.

George Anderson's Luger
 

A view of the markings on the left side. Notice the grips.

George Anderson's Luger
 

A view of the markings on the right side. Notice the cancelled swastikas on the National Socialist (NS) proof marks.

George Anderson's Luger
 

View of the markings on the front grip strap. Notice the large daisy (asterisk or star shape) stamp. There is also a plain star (asterisk) marking on the right side of the barrel.

I have not seen these exact markings before. I have observed plain asterisk shaped stamps on Weimar Republic reworks of S98/05 bayonets but their meaning is unknown. Police star inspection/acceptance markings differed from these plain stamps. Weimar Republic Police inspection markings (Prussian) consisted of a star (asterisk) with a letter below it. DDR Volkspolizei inspection markings consisted of a star (asterisk) with a number within a shield in the center. I have seen old forced serial numbers cancelled with a small plain asterisk but the cancel marks on George's pistol are parallel lines through the swastika so this stamp has a different meaning on his pistol.

I am at a loss for the interpretation of the "S XVII *" gripstrap marking. I suspect that this is not a VOPO marking per-se but is perhaps a residual marking on the frame. I have never seen this daisy (asterisk) on a gripstrap marking before. The markings do not conform to any marking protocols that I am familiar with and the Roman numeral is too high a number to designate VP administrative areas (there were only 15 in the DDR) or Weimar Republic Police precincts or centuria that were designated by Roman numerals.