Newly purchased luger I.D help

stimg367 · 08-25-2013, 01:54 PM

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum, and Gladto be here. I have been collecting WW2 for about 10 years now. I recently picked up a 9mm luger and am having some trouble identifying it. I know it's a 34 German contract because its stamped Mauser on top and the safety and the ejector are stamped. It's dated 1939. It's proof markings are not the eagle so it's not a police issue. It's stamped with a pentagon shape with lines going through it, under it is a crown, then a U. I don't think it's a commercial luger cause its dated. I am going to DL some pics if I can figure out how to do so. Thank you in advance for your help.

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MFC · 08-25-2013, 02:19 PM

Hi Raymond,
Welcome to the forum.
Your very nice Luger is a 1939 Mauser Banner Commercial. The Crown/U stamp is a commercial firing proof.

stimg367 · 08-25-2013, 02:44 PM

Thank you Mike. I paid $1700 for it is that a decent deal or way to much? It's in great shape, never been re blued or messed with. Don't think the clip is original, but its all matching.

http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-8.jpg.html

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stimg367 · 08-25-2013, 03:22 PM

I also noticed that one of the proofing stamps was one that the navy used a pentagon with lines in it and a cross on top.

stimg367 · 08-25-2013, 05:40 PM

Thank you for posting the pics for me. I took it to a fun shop and the owner did some research and said that it is more valuable because it was kept completely commercial, with just proofings and no contract acceptance marks ie: Swiss, Dutch , police ect... And to be honest I haven't found one like it.

stimg367 · 08-25-2013, 05:42 PM

Never mind the posting the pics thing, and I took it to a gun shop not a fun shop lol

ithacaartist · 08-26-2013, 01:56 AM

I always thought those two kinds of shops were the same...

Sergio Natali · 08-26-2013, 08:11 AM

Congratulations for the purchase, it's a beautiful 1939 Mauser Banner Commercial.

stimg367 · 08-26-2013, 12:30 PM

Now I've been told its hard to find a strictly commercial Mauser banner from that time, is there any truth to that statement?

stimg367 · 08-27-2013, 08:35 AM

More pics, I think if I can get it to work

stimg367 · 08-27-2013, 08:36 AM

And more

stimg367 · 08-27-2013, 08:44 AM

Close up

stimg367 · 08-27-2013, 08:44 AM

Top

stimg367 · 08-29-2013, 08:25 AM

Thank you for the info guys I really appreciate it, I really love this gun, it's pretty awesome, now I need to get an M-1 Garand. That should really make the wife happy lol

08-25-2013, 01:54 PM	#1
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Newly purchased luger I.D help Hello everyone, I am new to the forum, and Gladto be here. I have been collecting WW2 for about 10 years now. I recently picked up a 9mm luger and am having some trouble identifying it. I know it's a 34 German contract because its stamped Mauser on top and the safety and the ejector are stamped. It's dated 1939. It's proof markings are not the eagle so it's not a police issue. It's stamped with a pentagon shape with lines going through it, under it is a crown, then a U. I don't think it's a commercial luger cause its dated. I am going to DL some pics if I can figure out how to do so. Thank you in advance for your help. http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-3.jpg.html http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-4.jpg.html http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-5.jpg.html http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-1.jpg.html http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...image.jpg.html http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...tml?sort=3&o=3

08-25-2013, 02:19 PM	#2
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Raymond, Welcome to the forum. Your very nice Luger is a 1939 Mauser Banner Commercial. The Crown/U stamp is a commercial firing proof. __________________ Mike C.

08-25-2013, 02:44 PM	#3
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you Mike. I paid $1700 for it is that a decent deal or way to much? It's in great shape, never been re blued or messed with. Don't think the clip is original, but its all matching. http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-8.jpg.html http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-7.jpg.html http://s1125.photobucket.com/user/st...age-9.jpg.html Attached Thumbnails

08-26-2013, 01:56 AM	#7
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,369 Thanks: 7,433 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,378 Posts	I always thought those two kinds of shops were the same... __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

08-26-2013, 08:11 AM	#8
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Congratulations for the purchase, it's a beautiful 1939 Mauser Banner Commercial. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

08-25-2013, 03:22 PM	#4
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I also noticed that one of the proofing stamps was one that the navy used a pentagon with lines in it and a cross on top.

08-25-2013, 05:40 PM	#5
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you for posting the pics for me. I took it to a fun shop and the owner did some research and said that it is more valuable because it was kept completely commercial, with just proofings and no contract acceptance marks ie: Swiss, Dutch , police ect... And to be honest I haven't found one like it.

08-25-2013, 05:42 PM	#6
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Never mind the posting the pics thing, and I took it to a gun shop not a fun shop lol

08-26-2013, 12:30 PM	#9
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Now I've been told its hard to find a strictly commercial Mauser banner from that time, is there any truth to that statement?

08-27-2013, 08:35 AM	#10
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	More pics, I think if I can get it to work Attached Thumbnails

08-27-2013, 08:36 AM	#11
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And more Attached Thumbnails

08-27-2013, 08:44 AM	#12
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Close up Attached Thumbnails

08-27-2013, 08:44 AM	#13
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Top Attached Thumbnails

08-29-2013, 08:25 AM	#14
stimg367 User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you for the info guys I really appreciate it, I really love this gun, it's pretty awesome, now I need to get an M-1 Garand. That should really make the wife happy lol