Ed, thank you for the clarification. I guess Jan has gathered additional information since his book was published. I once owned a 1918 - 1920 double date in the "h" block (I have a picture of it somewhere) and except for the added "1920", it was 100% original and matching... not a rework at all. According to the importer the guns had come from a former Eastern Bloc country and in "Imperial Lugers" Jan has no examples reported of 1918 "h" block pistols.
The only reason I mentioned the "rework" thing is because I can't look at the Luger in the first post and tell if it's been reworked or not. It looks awfully nice and my first thought was "refinished" but even that can't be seen with any certainty.
BTW, your police pistol collection must be getting pretty large by now. I think you've found a niche that most collectors have ignored and you should be able to find lots of prospects. Good going.
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