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Marvin · 05-19-2001, 06:37 AM

John,

Yours is a good question on the "KU" Luger. I wish I knew where they were assembled. This is another of the big mysteries of the Luger world. Kreighoff has been one of the suspected assemblers of the pistol, but also assembly at Concentration Camps is another. A company/person with the beginning letters "Ku" was another theory (don't remember the full name offhand). Also, it is thought that Mauser may have done the assembly sometimes after formal production ceased to use up spare parts.

My pistols is dated 1941 and has a barrel made by Mauser in 1935 and the S/42 repalcement part stamp. This means that the barrel probably was in stock at Mauser when the parts were shipped to the assembler. The rest of the parts appear to be standrad 1940s vintage parts from the machine marks on the steel. The bluing is not up to the standards of the blue I have seen on the Kreighoffs, but I have not seen many of the 1940s H&K Lugers so I don;t know if it got "thin" or not. Most agree that the parts may have been substandard, but everything on mine appears to be well made and finished parts. The assembly and bluing appears to be just like Mauser produced pistols of the period except maybe a bit thinner. Just a few thoughts.

Marvin

05-19-2001, 06:37 AM	#9
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Good one.. My Question is about KU Lugers... John, Yours is a good question on the "KU" Luger. I wish I knew where they were assembled. This is another of the big mysteries of the Luger world. Kreighoff has been one of the suspected assemblers of the pistol, but also assembly at Concentration Camps is another. A company/person with the beginning letters "Ku" was another theory (don't remember the full name offhand). Also, it is thought that Mauser may have done the assembly sometimes after formal production ceased to use up spare parts. My pistols is dated 1941 and has a barrel made by Mauser in 1935 and the S/42 repalcement part stamp. This means that the barrel probably was in stock at Mauser when the parts were shipped to the assembler. The rest of the parts appear to be standrad 1940s vintage parts from the machine marks on the steel. The bluing is not up to the standards of the blue I have seen on the Kreighoffs, but I have not seen many of the 1940s H&K Lugers so I don;t know if it got "thin" or not. Most agree that the parts may have been substandard, but everything on mine appears to be well made and finished parts. The assembly and bluing appears to be just like Mauser produced pistols of the period except maybe a bit thinner. Just a few thoughts. Marvin