New Finn Luger to discuss

wookiewebster · 01-27-2009, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jussi16

Hello!
What is the letter suffix under the sn?

one person thinks it is a cursive lower-case 's'

01-27-2009, 09:25 AM

Welcome to the forum. Your Luger looks very nice. The SA stamp indicates that it was Finnish Army property. I believe Finland originally bought their Lugers from DWM, which is the mark on the toggle. They went through a rebuilding process in which the barrels were replaced with a 9mm Tikka manufactured barrel in 4 1/2" or 5" in length. I think the original barrels were originally 7.65 cal, but I'm not sure. The replacement barrels had a different profile front sight and the rear sight notch was widened to give a better sight picture. Rarely all serial numbered parts match on a Finnish Luger.

These pistols had either wood grips or black phenolic grips. The wood grips usually had a brass disk in them with unit markings. You could probably fashion one yourself from 16 or 14 gauge sheet brass. It would not be authentic but would fill the hole.

Have fun with your new Luger and let us know how it shoots.

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01-27-2009, 09:25 AM	#2
Brad Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome to the forum. Your Luger looks very nice. The SA stamp indicates that it was Finnish Army property. I believe Finland originally bought their Lugers from DWM, which is the mark on the toggle. They went through a rebuilding process in which the barrels were replaced with a 9mm Tikka manufactured barrel in 4 1/2" or 5" in length. I think the original barrels were originally 7.65 cal, but I'm not sure. The replacement barrels had a different profile front sight and the rear sight notch was widened to give a better sight picture. Rarely all serial numbered parts match on a Finnish Luger. These pistols had either wood grips or black phenolic grips. The wood grips usually had a brass disk in them with unit markings. You could probably fashion one yourself from 16 or 14 gauge sheet brass. It would not be authentic but would fill the hole. Have fun with your new Luger and let us know how it shoots.