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MauserLugers · 09-18-2002, 07:59 PM

Hi,
You know, there is a variation that has the stock lug ground off. It is the H.P. police variation. Of the 5 or 6 known, all but one has the stock lug ground. There are also H.P. marked police holsters. No one seems to know what the H.P. stands for. The interesting thing about these guns is that they are stamped with the H.P. and then the property number on the right receiver, the front grip strap, the spine of the magazines, and the front of the police holsters. A lot of the magazines also have a W/154 on the base. Some think these were Senior Police School guns, and others do not agree. I have a complete rig, and found and sold both a magazine and a holster. I have seen two H.P. guns advertised over the years for sale with the same comments that it was a shame someone had ground the lugs. Little did they know that this was done sometime around the 1933 time period as one of these H.P. guns is and Obendorf. Good collecting!

09-18-2002, 07:59 PM	#7
MauserLugers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Philipsburg, Montana 59858 Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Hi, You know, there is a variation that has the stock lug ground off. It is the H.P. police variation. Of the 5 or 6 known, all but one has the stock lug ground. There are also H.P. marked police holsters. No one seems to know what the H.P. stands for. The interesting thing about these guns is that they are stamped with the H.P. and then the property number on the right receiver, the front grip strap, the spine of the magazines, and the front of the police holsters. A lot of the magazines also have a W/154 on the base. Some think these were Senior Police School guns, and others do not agree. I have a complete rig, and found and sold both a magazine and a holster. I have seen two H.P. guns advertised over the years for sale with the same comments that it was a shame someone had ground the lugs. Little did they know that this was done sometime around the 1933 time period as one of these H.P. guns is and Obendorf. Good collecting!