1st Luger

Doubs · 12-29-2020, 06:45 PM

Your police Luger is a post-WW1 commercial in the q suffix block. Post-WW1 commercial Lugers will not have a date and the crown/N on the left receiver will be vertical or standing. Lugers in the q & r blocks, according to Gortz & Sturgess, page 515, will display the first independent police inspection marks. IOW, they are the first police Lugers to be inspected by only the police other than the C/N factory stamp.

The fractur G with a partial crown is typical of the police inspection stamps. G&S also note that the meaning of the small eagle stamp above the serial number on the barrel is unknown.

Your Luger shows only partial removal of the magazine safety and also has the sear safety. The sear bar may be a replacement as the two digit stamp shows a larger than normal "1" and may be an over stamp of another number. Otherwise it appears to be matching.

You don't mention caliber but it can be either 9mm (most likely) or .30 caliber as the police used both. I'm not overly familiar with police unit markings so someone else can interpret those.

If Edward Tinker sees this thread, he's an authority on police Lugers and may be able to shed more light on your Luger.

12-29-2020, 06:45 PM	#3
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	Your police Luger is a post-WW1 commercial in the q suffix block. Post-WW1 commercial Lugers will not have a date and the crown/N on the left receiver will be vertical or standing. Lugers in the q & r blocks, according to Gortz & Sturgess, page 515, will display the first independent police inspection marks. IOW, they are the first police Lugers to be inspected by only the police other than the C/N factory stamp. The fractur G with a partial crown is typical of the police inspection stamps. G&S also note that the meaning of the small eagle stamp above the serial number on the barrel is unknown. Your Luger shows only partial removal of the magazine safety and also has the sear safety. The sear bar may be a replacement as the two digit stamp shows a larger than normal "1" and may be an over stamp of another number. Otherwise it appears to be matching. You don't mention caliber but it can be either 9mm (most likely) or .30 caliber as the police used both. I'm not overly familiar with police unit markings so someone else can interpret those. If Edward Tinker sees this thread, he's an authority on police Lugers and may be able to shed more light on your Luger.