1940 P-08 - Inherited Luger from my father

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Originally Posted by Tinplatejeff

Somehow it's been two years since I first posted pictures of my 1940 Mauser. . . . . . . . . In doing so I removed the grips for the first time ever tonight! Jim thought the grips would not be serialized to the gun. However, it does indeed have the matching "15" on them. Is this usual then for a 1940 Mauser? Also, there are a couple of large "W" only found on the inside of the right grip. Grips have the matching WaA655 to the gun. I and Jim would like to hear thoughts on this, see pics

I just came across this thread. First, congratulations on a very nice Luger. What a great deal to find a "matching" 1940 holster.

Interestingly, my all matching, (except mag) Code 42, 1940 Luger is a very close "sibling" to yours. Serial Nr. 4897c so just 118 guns "older". (My magazine is numbered 9448c so 4551 guns later.)

The grips on mine, which I believe to be original are NOT inscribed with the gun's last two digit numbers. They each DO have the Waffenamt inspector's stamp E/655. And, the right one has a large W (or M) like yours, and what appears to be a an S (or 9 ?).

The left one, in addition to the E/655 has a large O and a C (or U).

So, I guess that around that period of time some grips got numbered and some didn't. Here's a shot of the inside of my grips.

Btw, if you're interested, here's a link to photos of mine posted last year. http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...060#post270060