KU Lugers

minigun · 05-03-2013, 01:43 PM

Hello,
I've started to check out KU's lately. Not actually looking for one to get necessarily, but just looking at their history. I didn't know these were so full of theories and unknowns.

Just checking with the experts out there (as my primary study is in the P.38's), from what I'm gathering, these were Luftwaffe issued pistols. The assemblies were from mis-shaped left over Mauser parts or parts that weren't aligned well or simply left overs, put together and then issued out to the Luftwaffe.

The location of assembly is in question as some think they were assembled into the concentration camp system OR Krieghoff factory assembled (or maybe both). The connection I've learned as to whether they were assembled at Krieghoff is that there is some "star rejection" stamps on these that Krieghoff used AND the connection with the Luftwaffe as Kreighoff was assembling Lugers for them. So, to me, that would make sense in that Krieghoff was given all these parts and assembled 5K Lugers from these parts.

Then, there's the years in which they were assembled. The 1944 time range was given and this could be, but I'm wondering as these KU's have numbered grips (I think, at least the one's in the books I have seen seem to have numbered grips). The Germans stopped numbering pistol grips in '41 I think, so the 1941 time frame might seem likely. And, especially if they were numbering the mags to the gun as well. That stopped in '42 with the P.38's.

Is my education on these correct? Also, I'm reading in Jan's books that these came with numbered mags, in plastic and aluminum bottoms. So, were the black plastic bottom'ed mags numbered to the guns as well? I don't think I've come across any "numbered black plastic bottom'ed mags" before.

Just trying to learn my newly discovered interest in the KU's. Neat history that I really didn't know existed.

05-03-2013, 01:43 PM	#1
minigun User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 425 Thanks: 16 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	KU Lugers Hello, I've started to check out KU's lately. Not actually looking for one to get necessarily, but just looking at their history. I didn't know these were so full of theories and unknowns. Just checking with the experts out there (as my primary study is in the P.38's), from what I'm gathering, these were Luftwaffe issued pistols. The assemblies were from mis-shaped left over Mauser parts or parts that weren't aligned well or simply left overs, put together and then issued out to the Luftwaffe. The location of assembly is in question as some think they were assembled into the concentration camp system OR Krieghoff factory assembled (or maybe both). The connection I've learned as to whether they were assembled at Krieghoff is that there is some "star rejection" stamps on these that Krieghoff used AND the connection with the Luftwaffe as Kreighoff was assembling Lugers for them. So, to me, that would make sense in that Krieghoff was given all these parts and assembled 5K Lugers from these parts. Then, there's the years in which they were assembled. The 1944 time range was given and this could be, but I'm wondering as these KU's have numbered grips (I think, at least the one's in the books I have seen seem to have numbered grips). The Germans stopped numbering pistol grips in '41 I think, so the 1941 time frame might seem likely. And, especially if they were numbering the mags to the gun as well. That stopped in '42 with the P.38's. Is my education on these correct? Also, I'm reading in Jan's books that these came with numbered mags, in plastic and aluminum bottoms. So, were the black plastic bottom'ed mags numbered to the guns as well? I don't think I've come across any "numbered black plastic bottom'ed mags" before. Just trying to learn my newly discovered interest in the KU's. Neat history that I really didn't know existed.