1938
 

New guy here too, with no pics yet. my name is Edison.

However, I do have a 1938 model German Luger, S/42, with Serial# (d)5824 in front of the trigger guard, a bunch of stampings on the right front of the receiver I cannot make out for sure.

I have disassembled it a number of times for cleaning, and have found all the parts have stamped #24 on them. The only part that does not match is the magazine.

Is there anyway the weapon can be traced to it's origin,(without getting too personal) maybe unit and regiment, maybe where it was used?

Thanks

Welcome to the forum Edison. Much better to start your own thread when asking questions; I moved your posting to the New Collector area.


No, there is NO way to find out who owned the luger.

Welcome again, read through the FAQ, do a search on 1938. That is the year made, S/42 is the code name for Mauser; the serial number is 5824d.


Ed

Thanks again. Anybody ever talk about how the weapon fires, ie., jams using conventional ammunition from Winchester or Remington?

I had a couple of hundred rounds reloaded by a gunsmith, in NM, and the problem has ceased. But, I wonder, how much powder grains do these guys suggest? How about bullet types?

Many here, including myself, have found Winchester White Box (WWB) to work pretty well.

I don't buy in that US ammo is underpowered and you need "hotter" ammo, its just not my observation.

Wally world ammo works fine, but I have had some lugers that were "picky" with some ammo and others that fed and used almost anything. Usually it is the magazine, not the ammo that is the problem.


Ed

Ah, since the bulk of the jamming problems I encountered were, in fact, using the original magazine, you sir, have "opened my eyes"!

I guess I should look to purchase a new magazine for this guy.

I have to admit, German engineering was fantastic - way back then - because this firearm is still, how do I say it - "tight"?, as it was the day my father gave it to me, and I fired it up in Brunswick, Maine - so many years ago.

It WAS handmade, am I correct?

Edison,
The parts were machined and then hand fitted.