Luger Christmas Present

JTD · 01-04-2011, 11:41 AM

Jack, you have a really nice WWI era unit marked luger. It is marked to the Bavarian 3rd infantry division staff. Congrats on a very nice present. I am willing to bet a dollar to a dounought that it spent time along the river Somme under some very unfavorable conditions at one point in its life. Can you make out the ink stamp on the holster? John

jeb858 · 01-04-2011, 01:27 PM

I want to say the stamp on the inside flap of the holster is 5FAAR, I am not sure about the 3rd digit A but I am about the rest of them. Again I will take a closer look once I return home.

klaus 3338 · 01-06-2011, 03:34 PM

Hi Jack,
the unit stamp in your holster is 5FdAR 1913 that means 5. Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment. All numbers of the Lugers until 1914 are documented in German archive.
I cannot make out/ find your Luger in this list. I think that your Luger was issued to another holster.
But the 5. Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment had a great history in the Great War and I may congratulation you to both items.
I have 2 holsters of the same ragiment but it was made in 1910 and the other 1912.
Thanks for showing your nice items.

Ron Wood · 01-06-2011, 05:13 PM

You have a really nice Bavarian issue Luger. It is great to see such a well preserved piece, and the holster is equally spectacular. I have its cousin made the year before (1912) and marked to the 4th Bavarian Infantry staff. It is also a WWII bring back captured at Bastogne.

jeb858 · 01-08-2011, 07:17 PM

Home from Dallas and mag pics attached.

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01-04-2011, 11:41 AM	#1
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 428 Thanks: 218 Thanked 410 Times in 151 Posts	Jack, you have a really nice WWI era unit marked luger. It is marked to the Bavarian 3rd infantry division staff. Congrats on a very nice present. I am willing to bet a dollar to a dounought that it spent time along the river Somme under some very unfavorable conditions at one point in its life. Can you make out the ink stamp on the holster? John

01-04-2011, 01:27 PM	#2
jeb858 New User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I want to say the stamp on the inside flap of the holster is 5FAAR, I am not sure about the 3rd digit A but I am about the rest of them. Again I will take a closer look once I return home.