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I was busy working a gunshow today when the son of a long gone friend came by my table and let me take a look at a double date that his uncle brought back and had left to him at his passing. He said it was all matching which it appeared to be so I gave him his asking price. When I got it home I got a better look ta the mag:nono: What do yall think. Anyone know right off hand what the unit markings are. Thanks c

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Hi, Those are Police markings which I'm sure Don will interpret for you. The mag was force matched at the time of the Police conversion. Altogether a nice, honest, unmessed with, Weimar Police Luger. Regards, Norm

Clint..so I gave him his asking price. Must have been reasonable?

Nice pistol, you have to wonder why people give them up so redily.

Jerry Burney

I was hopeing it might have been force matched at conversion but was not sure if that was even a option. Jerry I gave $900 for it and a nice extra fxo mag which I feel was the worth of it. Am I wrong? thanks c

Hi Clint, I think you did good. That's a very collectible Luger. Regards, Norm

I can think two reasons. For some, the gun came to them as heritage so they felt happy when gun is converted back to money. For some, they don't have patience. Never thought this -- if those guns did not come in a few days, why would they go in a few days.... people don't want to wait the next potential buyer.

Maybe there are other reasons.

Clint, I think you did well..Reason I ask..I bumped into a fellow who has a similar pistol. I ask him, how much.... he says he has looked around some on the internet and $5000 sounds reasonable to him. You have to wonder what is in some people's minds.

Jerry Burney

I have an S.P.C. that has two matching magazines (one wood, the other aluminum)


Ed

Jerry
I think thats where alot of those styrofoam packing peanuts you used to see went:biggulp:

Ed thanks for the info. c

There are no documents in German archives which are describing this or these types of Police marking(s) but I´m sure it means Sächsische Polizei Dresden.
Regards Klaus

It's not an Ipod. Therefore, useless to this generation. :rolleyes:

I think you got a great price on this Luger... and the FXO magazine is just gravy! Best magazine ever made for ANY pistol IMHO.

Agreed, you did GREAT, that's a stellar piece!

I agree with Klaus, that this is not a Prussian police marking. The Weimar Saxon police guns are usually marked at the bottom of the front grip stap like this one. TH