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02-22-2016, 11:22 AM | #1 |
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Magazine safety Police P08
Recently I came across a Police P08, which still has the magazine safety fitted and working.
There are no unit markings on the grip straps, although there is a 'P' stamped, the same 'P' stamping is also on the chamber. On the bottom of the barrel, just below the serial number is what appears to be a Frankfurt 'G', although the frame serial suffix appears to be 'r'. Finally the red mark for safety on the Frame is something I have not seen before. Stay safe Richard |
02-22-2016, 11:40 AM | #2 |
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See if the mag safety has been cut - a close up of it from a couple of angles could tell us (as its rare to find one intact).
the white dot and the red dot are reminiscent of a P38 - almost sure it is post war - the luger never had a red dot the markings look like Vopo, if so, then the sear and mag safety are usually disabled / taken off Ed
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02-22-2016, 12:05 PM | #3 |
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The photos appear to show a completely intact mag safety. However, the "anchor" portion of the spring in the slot on the frame looks somewhat different from any I recall. It appears to not fill the slot. Over the years, I have seen discussions on the forums about the possibility of replacing missing or clipped mag safeties with intact ones. I don't recall any confirmation that this was done but I wonder if that was a possibility here.
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02-22-2016, 12:08 PM | #4 |
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Ed,
Neither the sear nor the magazine safety are disabled, here are a couple of photos as requested. Stay safe Richard |
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02-22-2016, 12:23 PM | #5 |
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To me the proofs look like British. Also has been reblued. Interesting anyway. Bill
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Don,
Just spotted your reply, here is a photo with the grip removed. Stay Safe Richard |
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02-22-2016, 12:42 PM | #7 |
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Bill,
This one is based in Britain, so with our draconian gun laws, it has been deactivated, hence the British deactivation proofs. |
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I know of at least three 'replaced' mag safeties and 2-4 original ones.
Not very common to find them intact...
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I have a police conversion 1910, it has the sear safety, but not the mag safety.....Is this normal, unusual....?
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Nice gun although reblued and with the Birmingham inspection mark if I'm not wrong..
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Neither. It depends on the particular state and when the sear safety was added. For example, Prussian Schupo and Landjägerei apparently added both soon after the order was issued in 8/1933. However, by about 1936, the mag safeties were recognized as not being a good idea and in 1937 the Prussians ordered them removed. States that waited until 1936 or so apparently never installed the mag safeties.
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