Herb and Ron Wood
Herb you stated: â??Hell of a lot of cops in Dusseldorf.....so many Lugers stamped with that markâ?
Ron Wood you stated: â??...high numbers encountered for Schutzpolizei Dusseldorf Lugers.â?
You two must have some information that you havenâ??t stated that indicates that the Dusseldorf administrative District had a larger number of Lugers relative to other similar districts.
Some of the higher/highest Schutzpolizei Luger weapons numbers that I have observed are:
S.D. VI. 1003: Schutzpolizei in the Administrative District of Dusseldorf, precinct VI, pistol no. 1003
S.W. I. 1104: Schutzpolizei in the Administrative District of Wiesbaden, precinct I, pistol no. 1104
S.H. 1208: Schutzpolizei in the Administrative District of Hannover, pistol no. 1208
S.B. 10152: Schutzpolizei in the Administrative District of Berlin, pistol no. 10152
S.B. 11732: Schutzpolizei in the Administrative District of Berlin, pistol no. 11732
These higher pistol numbers, 1003 to 1208 for Dusseldorf, Wiesbaden, and Hannover and 10152 to 11732 for Berlin donâ??t seem to give any indication of a higher number of pistols designated for Dusseldorf. Note: this listing was derived from publications by Still (1982, 1993) and Gortz, Bryans (1997). This table is based on a small amount of data. Data indicating a different conclusion would be most appreciated.
Many years ago I discussed the Prussian State Police unit designations found by Kornmayer in the German archives with Mr. Shattuck. He was still using the Sicherheitsdienst designation on his Luger list. He insisted that Costanzoâ??s (p 220) Sicherheitsdienst designation was correct. As I have not received his list for many years, I donâ??t know if this usage persists. Could any of the Forum members update me on this.
Jan
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