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mrerick · 02-11-2013, 11:25 AM

Hi Juan,

You have two very nice WW-II German pistols. The Luger was made in 1942 by Mauser in Oberndorf, Germany. It is among the last Mauser manufactured Lugers.

The FXO magazines were made by Haenel Schmeisser. They are the best functioning of Luger magazines.

If you pistols are all matching and in original finish, resist the urge to fire them. Breaking a part will considerably hurt their value both financially and historically.

The "m" on the front of the frame is part of the serial number, and considered a suffix.
"1209m".

Your P.38 looks to be in original finish, and was made by Walther in 1943. I think I see serial "7102k" but it's hard to read.

From what I can see, they are particularly nice examples of the Mauser made Luger and Walther ac43 P.38 pistols.

The finish damage on the Luger barrel is probably from having been stored inside it's holster. It's best to store pistol and holster separately.

Marc

02-11-2013, 11:25 AM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,919 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Hi Juan, You have two very nice WW-II German pistols. The Luger was made in 1942 by Mauser in Oberndorf, Germany. It is among the last Mauser manufactured Lugers. The FXO magazines were made by Haenel Schmeisser. They are the best functioning of Luger magazines. If you pistols are all matching and in original finish, resist the urge to fire them. Breaking a part will considerably hurt their value both financially and historically. The "m" on the front of the frame is part of the serial number, and considered a suffix. "1209m". Your P.38 looks to be in original finish, and was made by Walther in 1943. I think I see serial "7102k" but it's hard to read. From what I can see, they are particularly nice examples of the Mauser made Luger and Walther ac43 P.38 pistols. The finish damage on the Luger barrel is probably from having been stored inside it's holster. It's best to store pistol and holster separately. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.