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Originally Posted by Bill_in_VA
I’m interested in this too. I have a police 1911 Erfurt with the unit mark of O.N.1 that seems to be unknown.
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Bill,
that format screams "police" marking, especially since it must have police features if you call it a "police luger".
The O. is almost certainly also "Ordnungspolizei", and is in the 1922 marking style. I spent some time looking for a candidate for both "K" and "N" which are not firmly connected to cities or other jurisdictions.
I finally found some reference to "K" as likely being Kiel in some instances and Koeslin in others.
I have not found a known candidate for "N", but there are several
potential candidates- perhaps: Neisse or Neustadt ?
German police organizations underwent several nomenclature changes and the Ordnungspolizei was a short lived designation.
I can't attempt to explain, as there are several books written about the German police of that era and it is more than a little involved.
Maybe Don Maus will see this thread and chime in, he wrote the book! If you don't have a copy of History Writ in Steel- it is a great book and full of info on Germany in the era and markings found on pistols.
