Help me identify my Luger

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:38 PM

I have a couple of Lugers and would love to identify the markings on them. The first one starting on the right side has a large S and underneath there is a B80 S91 and a box with 8 lines coming out of the bottom, on the left side is a SA in a box and than 3746. Posted a drawing of markings

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:40 PM

pic of left side

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:41 PM

pic of right side

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:50 PM

My second Luger looks much newer and it has been blued. The symbols are much harder to read. I will try my best to translate. rt side has four different markings but there very small, looks like a RG with a crown, 2 sideways 2R with a crown, and then just a crown. The crowns maybe three small circles hooked together. The left side has 1728 than 05 than a N with a crown on the top.

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:50 PM

left side pic

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:51 PM

close up maybe blurry

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:51 PM

close up maybe blurry

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 10:59 PM

on the top of newer one is marked 1916 and some kind of script. I'm sorry I'm not very clear on some of it

beebuzz69 · 08-04-2008, 11:00 PM

Also on mt first gun that I posted is the same script and than the letter K

Steinar · 08-05-2008, 09:21 AM

Got currious and looked into the metadata on our pictures. You are using 1/30 of a second in shutter time combined with flash and a low iso value..

1/30 should be more like 1/150 to make a more stabile picture, increaseing the ISO could make that possible. But the best is probably to take the pictures in more bright light without the use of flash. Btw. your focus distance is set to 7.3mm (a little under three inches), anything from there and out should be ok.
Will let someone else comment your Lugers, I 'wasted' enough working time for the day

Lugerdoc · 08-05-2008, 11:25 AM

Your K date (1934) PO8 is interesting with the Finnish Army markings, but since both of them have been reblued, they have lost most of their collector value. TH

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:31 PM

First sorry about the pics but my camera is junk. I'm going to use my brothers to see if I can get some better pics. Second is that the first gun is not blued only the second one is. Thrid thanks for the side bar comment as I am new to the site.

Edward Tinker · 08-05-2008, 08:51 PM

Actually, both guns are blued, yours has been reblued.

Even a crummy camera can take fairly good pictures, lots of natural light and use the macro setting or the highest digital setting further away and then crop down to the area.

The magic is plenty of indirect light

Ed

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:51 PM

my first gun new pics

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:52 PM

hope these are better

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:53 PM

amazing what a better camera does

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:53 PM

next gun

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:54 PM

last one was not next gun I meant to put next pic

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:54 PM

next pic

beebuzz69 · 08-05-2008, 08:55 PM

next pic

08-05-2008, 09:21 AM	#10
Steinar User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,538 Thanks: 18 Thanked 36 Times in 21 Posts	Got currious and looked into the metadata on our pictures. You are using 1/30 of a second in shutter time combined with flash and a low iso value.. 1/30 should be more like 1/150 to make a more stabile picture, increaseing the ISO could make that possible. But the best is probably to take the pictures in more bright light without the use of flash. Btw. your focus distance is set to 7.3mm (a little under three inches), anything from there and out should be ok. Will let someone else comment your Lugers, I 'wasted' enough working time for the day __________________ Previously known as Morgan Kane

08-05-2008, 11:25 AM	#11
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Your K date (1934) PO8 is interesting with the Finnish Army markings, but since both of them have been reblued, they have lost most of their collector value. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

08-05-2008, 08:31 PM	#12
beebuzz69 User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	follow up First sorry about the pics but my camera is junk. I'm going to use my brothers to see if I can get some better pics. Second is that the first gun is not blued only the second one is. Thrid thanks for the side bar comment as I am new to the site.

08-05-2008, 08:51 PM	#13
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,608 Times in 2,123 Posts	Actually, both guns are blued, yours has been reblued. Even a crummy camera can take fairly good pictures, lots of natural light and use the macro setting or the highest digital setting further away and then crop down to the area. The magic is plenty of indirect light Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

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