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mauro · 12-06-2010, 02:55 PM

Hello friend,
Once more thank you for the appreciation!

Postino: the Thai police received initially German WWI surplus, it means that they received several types of gun (P08, LP08, Navy...) without a real possibility of selection. I know that also C96 are reported with Thay marks and it should be nice to find out some specimens. Then, in 1936-1937 the Thai Police decided to buy additional pistols. In that period, the only new German P08 and LP08 were available in Mauser therefore it seems logic to me that they ask Mauser for new pistols.

saki302: happy to see that you find here the solution for your Luger. Please post some pictures; the idea of this topic is to collect as much specimens as we can.
You are right, usually the pistols from Thailand are far to be in mint condition; personally I am happy with my artillery that is correctly numbered (except the magazine) and it is in well preserved when compared with others Luger not only the ones coming from Thailand. My Arty is a 1917 specimen with Imperial regiment mark (not common for 1917) and with front and rear sight adjusting screws.

Your pistol is interesting as well because, like the first one presented from the Görtz archive, has only the Kor Tor mark and not the NAGA.
This confirms the hypothesis that initially the pistols received the Kor Tor mark, then the NAGA was introduced and the Kor Tor pistols still in service were re-marked with the NAGA stamp.
At a certain point, only the NAGA stamp was applied; this is why the Mauser Parabellum have only the NAGA.

Looking forward to see your Luger.

Ron: Thank you!

Cheers,
Mauro

12-06-2010, 02:55 PM	#10
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Hello friend, Once more thank you for the appreciation! Postino: the Thai police received initially German WWI surplus, it means that they received several types of gun (P08, LP08, Navy...) without a real possibility of selection. I know that also C96 are reported with Thay marks and it should be nice to find out some specimens. Then, in 1936-1937 the Thai Police decided to buy additional pistols. In that period, the only new German P08 and LP08 were available in Mauser therefore it seems logic to me that they ask Mauser for new pistols. saki302: happy to see that you find here the solution for your Luger. Please post some pictures; the idea of this topic is to collect as much specimens as we can. You are right, usually the pistols from Thailand are far to be in mint condition; personally I am happy with my artillery that is correctly numbered (except the magazine) and it is in well preserved when compared with others Luger not only the ones coming from Thailand. My Arty is a 1917 specimen with Imperial regiment mark (not common for 1917) and with front and rear sight adjusting screws. Your pistol is interesting as well because, like the first one presented from the Görtz archive, has only the Kor Tor mark and not the NAGA. This confirms the hypothesis that initially the pistols received the Kor Tor mark, then the NAGA was introduced and the Kor Tor pistols still in service were re-marked with the NAGA stamp. At a certain point, only the NAGA stamp was applied; this is why the Mauser Parabellum have only the NAGA. Looking forward to see your Luger. Ron: Thank you! Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.