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Jan C Still · 06-10-2002, 06:37 PM

Marvin
There is a marked change from commercial to mostly police Luger production at the start of the "s" sn block in about 1929. However, there are s few police straglers in the "q' and "r" sn blocks. This police Luger production stops near the end of the "u" sn block with the transfer of Luger manufacturing equipment to Mauser.

I used the start of the "s" sn block to designate the 29 DWM model. For detail and documentation see Weimar Lugers p 13 to 17 and p 31 to 34.

The term "1933 Mauser sneak" was a promotional term first coined by Ralph Shattuck in his Luger list many years ago It was intended to apply to blank toggle Lugers mostly found in the "u" sn block. Supposedly these sneaks were manufactured by Mauser and secretly supplied to elements of the SS and SA. Documentation to support this claim has not been found.
Jan C. Still

The term "sneak

06-10-2002, 06:37 PM	#2
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Marvin There is a marked change from commercial to mostly police Luger production at the start of the "s" sn block in about 1929. However, there are s few police straglers in the "q' and "r" sn blocks. This police Luger production stops near the end of the "u" sn block with the transfer of Luger manufacturing equipment to Mauser. I used the start of the "s" sn block to designate the 29 DWM model. For detail and documentation see Weimar Lugers p 13 to 17 and p 31 to 34. The term "1933 Mauser sneak" was a promotional term first coined by Ralph Shattuck in his Luger list many years ago It was intended to apply to blank toggle Lugers mostly found in the "u" sn block. Supposedly these sneaks were manufactured by Mauser and secretly supplied to elements of the SS and SA. Documentation to support this claim has not been found. Jan C. Still The term "sneak