I found this Luger on the attic

[some_finn]

Originally posted by tacfoley
you mean it was SEIZED by the Soviet invaders

Thanks for the proper phrasing!

My grandmother was evacuated from Karelia and I'm three quarters Karelian so "Karjala el�¤�¤" indeed!

Originally posted by swedeluger
Is there any military records in Finland that are open for person like me to get information from the military to get knowledge about the brassplate?

I just luckily found an old document (1936) reproduced on the web that happened to have a list of the units and their abbreviations.

Maybe the Military Museum (Sotamuseo) might be able to help you if you want to know something more specific.

Of course they might want the gun "back" as it probably was taken without permission (aka stolen) from the Army. Well, probably not a big deal any more. After the war ended, some soldiers travelled to Sweden in fear of retribution from the Soviet occupation forces, maybe one of them took it to Sweden? I'm just making guesses based on the fact that it was found apparently quite unexpectedly in an attic.

What about the caliber, have you checked? As someone wrote, it should be obvious looking at the ammo. The 7.65 cartridge case has a shoulder and the 9mm does not. Or you could just use a ruler or something to check the muzzle, 1,5mm is such a big difference you won't need a precision instrument to measure which is it.