Novice needs help

Dean · 01-06-2002, 05:11 PM

My grandfather gave me a luger that he brought back from Germany in 1945. It is a S/42 date stamped 1939, the serial number is 61xx. All of the parts have the last two digits stamped on them except the locking bolt (it must have been repaired at one time). The proof markings match (or are close to) marking #45 on the technical sheets. It is stamped with an "O" on the front and has wooden grips. Under the safety it is stamped "GESICHERT". The blueing is about 85% retained and is missing on the "high points" of the gun, I guess from being in or being removed from a holster. My grandfather also gave me a belt with the buckle which is identified as a police buckle, which he obtained from the same person as the gun. My questions are: Is this in fact a police luger? Can firther research be done on the luger, such as finding who it was issued to by the serial number, or does such records exist? And finally, what would be the value of the luger? Thanks for your help.

01-06-2002, 05:11 PM	#1
Dean User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: PA Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Novice needs help My grandfather gave me a luger that he brought back from Germany in 1945. It is a S/42 date stamped 1939, the serial number is 61xx. All of the parts have the last two digits stamped on them except the locking bolt (it must have been repaired at one time). The proof markings match (or are close to) marking #45 on the technical sheets. It is stamped with an "O" on the front and has wooden grips. Under the safety it is stamped "GESICHERT". The blueing is about 85% retained and is missing on the "high points" of the gun, I guess from being in or being removed from a holster. My grandfather also gave me a belt with the buckle which is identified as a police buckle, which he obtained from the same person as the gun. My questions are: Is this in fact a police luger? Can firther research be done on the luger, such as finding who it was issued to by the serial number, or does such records exist? And finally, what would be the value of the luger? Thanks for your help.