Unit marking help.

nunya80 · 09-10-2009, 09:55 AM

Can anyone ID this grip marking on my pistol? I posted over at gunboards a few months back with no luck. I picked it up cheap this spring from a guy at work. Total mixmaster. Lower assy and toggle assy match (00). Upper is a BYF 42 and the side plate and take down are totally mismatched. Barrel is trash. This is my only Luger I own and its just a plinker. Yes, I know it is ugly, but it functions perfect. Going for a new barrel at the end of the month and maybe a refinish someday. Thank you for any help.

Don M · 09-10-2009, 01:46 PM

I thought Ron Smith's ID as Schutzen Bataillon Fernsprech was fairly convincing http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...t=15067&page=2. Clearly the frame is much older than the upper.

nunya80 · 09-10-2009, 03:54 PM

Wow.. the topic crept back up. Last time I read the whole post over there, I was the last response and it was still unknown. Thank you!!!

Ron Smith · 09-10-2009, 04:45 PM

'Schützen Battlion' is a "best guess". If it's incomplete or not to regulation, it's nearly impossible to determine for sure. The F I am certain about.

Ron

09-10-2009, 09:55 AM	#1
nunya80 New User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unit marking help. Can anyone ID this grip marking on my pistol? I posted over at gunboards a few months back with no luck. I picked it up cheap this spring from a guy at work. Total mixmaster. Lower assy and toggle assy match (00). Upper is a BYF 42 and the side plate and take down are totally mismatched. Barrel is trash. This is my only Luger I own and its just a plinker. Yes, I know it is ugly, but it functions perfect. Going for a new barrel at the end of the month and maybe a refinish someday. Thank you for any help. Attached Thumbnails

09-10-2009, 01:46 PM	#2
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	I thought Ron Smith's ID as Schutzen Bataillon Fernsprech was fairly convincing http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...t=15067&page=2. Clearly the frame is much older than the upper. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

09-10-2009, 04:45 PM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	'Schützen Battlion' is a "best guess". If it's incomplete or not to regulation, it's nearly impossible to determine for sure. The F I am certain about. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-10-2009, 03:54 PM	#3
nunya80 New User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow.. the topic crept back up. Last time I read the whole post over there, I was the last response and it was still unknown. Thank you!!!