IMO, no. The existing categories cover all eras and there is little or no need to complicate things further. There is equal justification to establish Imperial and Weimar periods but I think existing categories are perfectly adequate.
As far as Police models are concerned, I do not agree that the addition of a sear safety and magazine safety automatically makes that pistol a Third Reich item. I have a 1916 Erfurt that was converted to Police configuration but it is first and foremost a military issue Erfurt of the Imperial era. Adding seat belts in 2002 to a 1950 Ford doesn't make it a 21st Century car; Why does adding a safety feature to an Imperial Luger suddenly make it a Third Reich Luger? It remains an Imperial Luger modified during the Third Reich period for police use.
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