Help!!
I know very little about Lugers....
Yesterday at a gun show in Phoenix, Arizona I traded a Dutch Luger (average shape) for the Luger below. It's a Byf 41 "Black Widow" with "SS" markings, and skull and cross bones. On the spine of the handle, it appears to have unit markings that can be traced to a spefic SS Major.
The markings are as follows: RSHA Section III B 5
According to a book, which the guy included with this gun, it belong to:
"SS Major von Loew zu Steinfurth." Section III B 5. Occupied Territories."
The Luger appears to have even wear on the exterior, but the bore is poor.
Did I get lucky, or was a suckered by a "shooter grade Luger" that was "enhanced" to add value.
He claimed to have the gun for 35 years, and got it from a former WWII veteran.
Please be gentle. I am new to this... :-)
Robert
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