Luger Stamping Question

[MAUSER88]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Not really, for a pistol that went into police service. The mag has an aluminum bottom, Nazi proof, and is numbered "!" in police fashion. Not originally issued with the gun, and not period correct for when the Luger was made, but definitely appropriate for this pistol.

So are you saying the pistol went into Police service sometime in WWII?

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by MAUSER88

So are you saying the pistol went into Police service sometime in WWII?

No, it needed a replacement, so it received a new mag - I have a 2 matching police with an original WW1 wood base and a weimar era aluminum

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by MAUSER88

So are you saying the pistol went into Police service sometime in WWII?

It could have gone into police service any time after WWI. It received the aluminum bottom mag any time after that style of mag came into use, and obviously when the Nazis ran the show.