Help ID this Luger
 

Hi everyone, I am trying to help a friend determine the aprox. value and history of this Luger.
It is in excellent condition.
Mauser stamp on top of the toggle.
Matching numbers on all of the parts
Original grips
See pictures.
Any help would be apprecitated.
Terry

A few more pictures.
It has the orginal magazine with numbers matching.

Welcome to the forum and thanks for the many detailed pics.

Here goes nothing.
commercial mauser ordered by police ,made for police in 1940. the s/42 on the barrel is puzzling maybe using up old stock or a replacement.
I am curious to see if an expert finds this to be reblued. The sideplate is curious too.
Is there a serial number on the barrel?
Cant help you on price I dont know if its genuine or not.

This is a scarce Mauser Banner Police pistol. The barrel is a replacement.

I believe that while the barrel started out as a S/42 replacement it is original to the gun. During this serial number range in 1940 the data shows that most Police Banner lugers have Su or S/42 stamped barrels.

Tom

Is it a reblue? Does the sideplate look east German?

1940 Banner Police, S/42 barrel is proper for these. Sideplate looks good, finish looks good. The grips are prbably unserialed and marked E/655. Only a few thousand made.

Thanks everyone for the help. The bluing looks all original. The lettering is sharp and crisp.

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Gunny John

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