P 08 Magazine serial 2208.....I.D. help please?

Lugerdoc · 08-26-2010, 11:17 AM

Ed, I don't believe that your Haenel made Schmeisser Patent, center pinned mag was made before 1940, but as Dave mentioned, could have been numbered by the Poice for an earlier luger. This type of mag is scarce, but with the wide spread pitting on the tube, not valued at more than $150 at the most, unless you might find the owner of the matching 1939 W block or 1940 X block Poiice banner luger. TH

edbear2 · 08-27-2010, 02:10 PM

Ed, Dave, TH......many thanks for the informative replies, I would imagine that as the Magazine was found over here, that the gun was probably one of the hundreds, if not thousands, that have been sadly crushed / smelted down in one of the several amnesty's over the years in the UK....I am in my 50's, and when I was at school several of my friends told of finding some of Dad's (or Grand dad's) "secret stuff" either in the shed, or attic....invariably they were talking about either WW1 or WW2 veteran souvenirs, helmets, field kit and of course the favourite of all allied troops it seems...the Luger...British soldiers were normally searched when returning from overseas, or given the option of disposing of battlefield pick ups over the side of the transports they were on, so there is a fair amount of ordnance rusting away in the English channel as I write this.However, a huge amount of stuff did come back, and still turns up from time to time as old soldiers pass, I suppose the survival rate in the USA is higher due to the less restrictive forearm legislation.

08-26-2010, 11:17 AM	#1
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Ed, I don't believe that your Haenel made Schmeisser Patent, center pinned mag was made before 1940, but as Dave mentioned, could have been numbered by the Poice for an earlier luger. This type of mag is scarce, but with the wide spread pitting on the tube, not valued at more than $150 at the most, unless you might find the owner of the matching 1939 W block or 1940 X block Poiice banner luger. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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08-27-2010, 02:10 PM	#2
edbear2 New User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ed, Dave, TH......many thanks for the informative replies, I would imagine that as the Magazine was found over here, that the gun was probably one of the hundreds, if not thousands, that have been sadly crushed / smelted down in one of the several amnesty's over the years in the UK....I am in my 50's, and when I was at school several of my friends told of finding some of Dad's (or Grand dad's) "secret stuff" either in the shed, or attic....invariably they were talking about either WW1 or WW2 veteran souvenirs, helmets, field kit and of course the favourite of all allied troops it seems...the Luger...British soldiers were normally searched when returning from overseas, or given the option of disposing of battlefield pick ups over the side of the transports they were on, so there is a fair amount of ordnance rusting away in the English channel as I write this.However, a huge amount of stuff did come back, and still turns up from time to time as old soldiers pass, I suppose the survival rate in the USA is higher due to the less restrictive forearm legislation.