Police Guns

henny99 · 03-15-2007, 08:16 PM

Could someone advise me as to what model guns were carried by the gestapo, criminal police, order police and sd. did any of these forces carry concealed lugers.

Ron Smith · 03-15-2007, 09:00 PM

Biff,

Plain clothes officers carried Mauser 1914s, Ortgies, HScs, PPs and PPKs. Small easily concealed pistols. I wouldn't doubt that in some instance a Luger may have been carried, but not commonly. Sauer Behordens and 1930s were developed for the police and were very popular.

Ron

GerColctor · 03-16-2007, 09:40 PM

As mentioned, the Luger might have been carried, but it was really too big and heavy to carry under street clothes. The Luger holster is designed to be worn on the outside of the clothing and held up by a wide, strong belt.

Uniformed police carried Lugers, whereas criminal investigative officers liked carring the smaller automatics. Much more comfortable.

Joe

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henny99 User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Police Guns Could someone advise me as to what model guns were carried by the gestapo, criminal police, order police and sd. did any of these forces carry concealed lugers.

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Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Biff, Plain clothes officers carried Mauser 1914s, Ortgies, HScs, PPs and PPKs. Small easily concealed pistols. I wouldn't doubt that in some instance a Luger may have been carried, but not commonly. Sauer Behordens and 1930s were developed for the police and were very popular. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

03-16-2007, 09:40 PM	#3
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 48 Times in 31 Posts	As mentioned, the Luger might have been carried, but it was really too big and heavy to carry under street clothes. The Luger holster is designed to be worn on the outside of the clothing and held up by a wide, strong belt. Uniformed police carried Lugers, whereas criminal investigative officers liked carring the smaller automatics. Much more comfortable. Joe __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.