I`m kind`a in the same boat as Ken/Steve, I`m a noob to Lugers and I`ve recently acquired what I assume to be a police gun but need help with the I.D. It`s a mauser commercial banner, 1939 date, s/n 4164w, crown/u on the front site, reciever and the extractor housing. It also has an eagleL on the right side of the reciever where you would normally find the military acceptance stamps. Here`s the kicker; it had the sear safety at one time but it has since been removed. Following this thread I closely examined what`s left of the rivet and sideplate, from the absence of bluing on the sideplate where the sear safety was and the fact that the rivet shank attracts a magnet I cannot help but to conclude this hasn`t been "humped up". Without pics I know it`s hard for someone to estimate worth, it came to me with a 1940 dated holster (KernKlager, Berlin) has normal holster wear and one mag (fxo eagle37) which of course does not match. My question is this;
Would it be worth attempting to replace the sear safety? If so who would I talk to? How much?
What`s the approximate worth as is? I`ve tried to compare different police Lugars for sale but they are either Weimar or reworks. I can`t seem to find a mauser banner/police gun to compare it with.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide,
Brian
