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Ron Smith · 03-15-2011, 05:58 PM

John,

Ma. is the abbreviation for Marienwerder. It is a town in east Prussia. Your Luger was issued either to the Schutzpolizei (Municpal Police) of the town, or to the Landjagerei (Rural Police) in that district.

Unusual that there's not an S (Schutzpolizei) or L (Landjagerei) preceding the Ma.

The 716 is a rack or Police inventory number.

Ron

03-15-2011, 05:58 PM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	John, Ma. is the abbreviation for Marienwerder. It is a town in east Prussia. Your Luger was issued either to the Schutzpolizei (Municpal Police) of the town, or to the Landjagerei (Rural Police) in that district. Unusual that there's not an S (Schutzpolizei) or L (Landjagerei) preceding the Ma. The 716 is a rack or Police inventory number. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...