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Jan C Still · 08-22-2010, 03:29 AM

PTM76
Your 1940 Army/Police banner, sn 1146x, was drilled for the sear safety at the time of manufacture. All of those reported (to me and most other US collectors) show no evidence that the sear safety was ever installed. However, reported matched magazines are numbered 1 or 2 in the police style. As these matching police magazines were prepared by police armories, it is suggested that the final destination of these Lugers was the German Police.
Jan
See pages 140, 142, and 143 of Third Reich Lugers for additional information. However, some of this information may be dated because these are most likley police Lugers.

08-22-2010, 03:29 AM	#14
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	PTM76 Your 1940 Army/Police banner, sn 1146x, was drilled for the sear safety at the time of manufacture. All of those reported (to me and most other US collectors) show no evidence that the sear safety was ever installed. However, reported matched magazines are numbered 1 or 2 in the police style. As these matching police magazines were prepared by police armories, it is suggested that the final destination of these Lugers was the German Police. Jan See pages 140, 142, and 143 of Third Reich Lugers for additional information. However, some of this information may be dated because these are most likley police Lugers.