My other New acquisistion 1920/21

JVH · 03-07-2017, 10:39 PM

Hello. Here are some photo's of my second pistol. Numbers match, but as you can see it has been blued and the grips have been replaced. Any information on the stamp on the front of the grip would be appreciated. Also on some good reference books to purchase about Lugers. Thanks JVH

Bluff Lake 36 · 03-08-2017, 12:36 AM

You have a Police Luger with both the sear & mag safety.
In the book History Writ in Steel by L. Donald Maus on page 320 the Ma. marking may be from the district of Marienwerder in Ostpreuben. The number is the weapon number.
Hope this helps.

JVH · 03-08-2017, 01:36 AM

Thank you. Everything helps. I have been into the FAQ and am learning a ton.

ithacaartist · 03-08-2017, 02:31 AM

Congrats on this one, too. Sometimes police Lugers were refinished, but whoever did this job was quite heavy-handed with the buffing, which is why the serial number on the front of the frame, as well as the unit marking, look a little "faded."

Intact mag safeties aren't encountered very often, so that is a plus for collectibility, but the improper refinish is certainly a minus. Re-strawing the small parts would make it look better, and you can do that in a toaster oven!

The smooth replacement grips are actually attractive, but check on their back sides to see if they were original, numbered to the gun, and had their checkering removed. If so, sometimes it's possible to re-establish the pattern and make it look closer to original.

We hope to see more pics when it reaches home.

Don M · 03-08-2017, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluff Lake 36

You have a Police Luger with both the sear & mag safety.
In the book History Writ in Steel by L. Donald Maus on page 320 the Ma. marking may be from the district of Marienwerder in Ostpreuben. The number is the weapon number.
Hope this helps.

I can't be sure but it appears that the mag safety has been deactivated by clipping off the trigger block.

Since publication of HWIS, the identity of the Ma. marking has been identified as being from the Schupo of Mannheim in Baden. See item 9 on this page: http://www.historywritinsteel.com/New_Insights.html.

I note that this pistol has a circled S on the left side of the receiver as is the case with all other observed P08s from Mannheim.

A very interesting pistol.

Don M · 03-08-2017, 04:25 PM

Is the number 546. stamped on the rear of the frame?

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,343 Thanks: 7,264 Thanked 2,574 Times in 1,364 Posts	Congrats on this one, too. Sometimes police Lugers were refinished, but whoever did this job was quite heavy-handed with the buffing, which is why the serial number on the front of the frame, as well as the unit marking, look a little "faded." Intact mag safeties aren't encountered very often, so that is a plus for collectibility, but the improper refinish is certainly a minus. Re-strawing the small parts would make it look better, and you can do that in a toaster oven! The smooth replacement grips are actually attractive, but check on their back sides to see if they were original, numbered to the gun, and had their checkering removed. If so, sometimes it's possible to re-establish the pattern and make it look closer to original. We hope to see more pics when it reaches home. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Is the number 546. stamped on the rear of the frame? __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

03-08-2017, 12:36 AM	#2
Bluff Lake 36 User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 205 Thanks: 0 Thanked 79 Times in 39 Posts	You have a Police Luger with both the sear & mag safety. In the book History Writ in Steel by L. Donald Maus on page 320 the Ma. marking may be from the district of Marienwerder in Ostpreuben. The number is the weapon number. Hope this helps.

03-08-2017, 01:36 AM	#3
JVH User Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	Thank you. Everything helps. I have been into the FAQ and am learning a ton.