Identifacation 1940 P08
 

I have a reblued P08 , see the pictures at : http://www.geocities.com/ElmCityGun/Personal_Junk.html

Anyone have a identification on this ?

Jeff, can you give us a little information? Such as proofs, markings, year, etc?

Ed

1940 on reciever ,"42" on Toggle link (I believe that was the code for Mauser), SN-8518 with #18 on all parts except the takedown lever.
"655" proof marks on reciever and that funny looking (scrypt)"h" on the frame.
Importer is : C.I.A. ST ALB VT.

Hi Jeff, about all I can add is it was completed around July or August 1940. Documentation is nearly nonexistent!! :)

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"><strong>1940 on reciever ,"42" on Toggle link (I believe that was the code for Mauser), SN-8518 with #18 on all parts except the takedown lever.
"655" proof marks on reciever and that funny looking (scrypt)"h" on the frame.
Importer is : C.I.A. ST ALB VT.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Jeff, here is a quick run down, although you might know this:

42 is the manufacturer code for Mauser

655 is the proof mark, along with an eagle / swastika, usually shown as E/655

the h goes with the sn, so your Luger is either an East German or Russian re-work, originally made in the Nazi era (completed around July or August 1940 as Frank said), and then imported by Century International of Vermont.

Ed