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mrerick · 09-30-2021, 09:04 AM

Welcome to the forum.

Your friend's Luger is an interesting one. It is a police Luger that had the sear safety installed (it's still intact) and the magazine safety installed then arsenal removed.

It could well have been assembled as one of the first put together when DWM assets were moved to Mauser in the early 1930's. The frame looks like a DWM frame, and Mauser reserved the "v" and "u" serial blocks for commercial sales.

They were transitioning from wood base to aluminum base tin magazines at about the same timeframe. The acceptance markings are Weimar era, so must be prior to the mid 1930's.

Unit marked "Kö" for Köln... Cologne in English. A large police force.

An arsenal police rework with two matching police magazines, it appears to be in good original condition. A nice collectible. Finish is hard to judge from the photos, but appears to be pretty nice.

Since not so many of these come to market, review retail prices at the Luger dealer sites and auction sites for value estimates. Someone here that collects police Lugers may be able to give you an estimate.

09-30-2021, 09:04 AM	#9
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Welcome to the forum. Your friend's Luger is an interesting one. It is a police Luger that had the sear safety installed (it's still intact) and the magazine safety installed then arsenal removed. It could well have been assembled as one of the first put together when DWM assets were moved to Mauser in the early 1930's. The frame looks like a DWM frame, and Mauser reserved the "v" and "u" serial blocks for commercial sales. They were transitioning from wood base to aluminum base tin magazines at about the same timeframe. The acceptance markings are Weimar era, so must be prior to the mid 1930's. Unit marked "Kö" for Köln... Cologne in English. A large police force. An arsenal police rework with two matching police magazines, it appears to be in good original condition. A nice collectible. Finish is hard to judge from the photos, but appears to be pretty nice. Since not so many of these come to market, review retail prices at the Luger dealer sites and auction sites for value estimates. Someone here that collects police Lugers may be able to give you an estimate. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.