WW2 Era Commercial Luger question

Jasta2 · 11-29-2009, 07:25 PM

I know that Mauser made Commercial (banner?) Lugers during WW2 untill 1942. I take most of the 'commercial' Lugers ended up with police units from what I've read. But were actual commercial Lugers for sale to the general public during WW2? I would think with the war efford, all Luger production would be for the military or police. Could a individual buy a new Luger during the war?( WW1 for that matter) If so, how did they come packaged? I've seen few pictures of Lugers of any era in their 'as new' from the manufacture boxes to be sold to the public. You see rigs, but I take most 'store' boxes were discarded.
Thanks,Bill

FNorm · 11-29-2009, 07:33 PM

The Nazis made civilian weapons illegal, about.... 1936?

FN

Jasta2 · 11-29-2009, 07:42 PM

All civilian weapons illegal? Including hunting rifles and the like?

alanint · 11-29-2009, 08:05 PM

The Nazis did not make civilian ownership illegal. What they did is impose a universal gun registration and then cherry picked who they denied permits for possesion to. We can all guess what groups were included here.

Sound familiar?

If all possesion was illegal, GIs who demanded that all guns be turned in at local levels at the end of hostilities would not have ended up with the piles of eclectic guns turned in my obediant citizens

Edward Tinker · 11-29-2009, 10:22 PM

Banner's were issued to police, military and I assume civilian; as said above, guns were not illegal, just regulated.

Officers bought their own pistols (and sometimes issues), but since they bought their own, thus they bought civilian types. In addition, remember that railroad officials needed arms, postal, etc, etc, some smaller caliber, some larger caliber.

ed

George Anderson · 11-30-2009, 07:23 AM

As of 1942 ALL male government employees in Germany were required by edict to carry sidearms.

11-29-2009, 07:25 PM	#1
Jasta2 User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 514 Thanks: 349 Thanked 101 Times in 52 Posts	WW2 Era Commercial Luger question I know that Mauser made Commercial (banner?) Lugers during WW2 untill 1942. I take most of the 'commercial' Lugers ended up with police units from what I've read. But were actual commercial Lugers for sale to the general public during WW2? I would think with the war efford, all Luger production would be for the military or police. Could a individual buy a new Luger during the war?( WW1 for that matter) If so, how did they come packaged? I've seen few pictures of Lugers of any era in their 'as new' from the manufacture boxes to be sold to the public. You see rigs, but I take most 'store' boxes were discarded. Thanks,Bill

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Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Banner's were issued to police, military and I assume civilian; as said above, guns were not illegal, just regulated. Officers bought their own pistols (and sometimes issues), but since they bought their own, thus they bought civilian types. In addition, remember that railroad officials needed arms, postal, etc, etc, some smaller caliber, some larger caliber. 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

11-29-2009, 07:33 PM	#2
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	The Nazis made civilian weapons illegal, about.... 1936? FN

11-29-2009, 07:42 PM	#3
Jasta2 User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 514 Thanks: 349 Thanked 101 Times in 52 Posts	All civilian weapons illegal? Including hunting rifles and the like?

11-29-2009, 08:05 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	The Nazis did not make civilian ownership illegal. What they did is impose a universal gun registration and then cherry picked who they denied permits for possesion to. We can all guess what groups were included here. Sound familiar? If all possesion was illegal, GIs who demanded that all guns be turned in at local levels at the end of hostilities would not have ended up with the piles of eclectic guns turned in my obediant citizens

11-30-2009, 07:23 AM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	As of 1942 *ALL* male government employees in Germany were required by edict to carry sidearms.