1939 P08 with Nazi and Imperial markings

justsomeguy · 03-30-2023, 02:27 AM

Thank you all for the information. It's been very enlightening.
Today I took down my Luger for the first time and learned a couple things but of course it brought more questions.
I found that everything but the hold open and possibly the grips match.

On the grips I found that the right scale is only marked with a Z and the left is marked only with an L.

My hope is they aren't reproductions, they seem aged appropriately as best I can tell but does not having a number mean they are in fact repro grips?

The last question for now is, how much does having a non-matching hold open and grips affect the overall value of the gun?

While I have no desire to part with my most recent acquisition I do like to track pros and cons to the value.

gunbugs · 03-30-2023, 02:04 PM

It is not entirely uncommon to find mismatched grips on a P-08. But, since yours have no serial numbers, they may be original to the gun, as Mauser did not always number the grip panels on NAZI era lugers. If the hold open is numbered differently from the gun, then it has been replaced at some point, and again is not uncommon, as it is a somewhat fragile part.

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03-30-2023, 02:27 AM	#1
justsomeguy User Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thank you all for the information. It's been very enlightening. Today I took down my Luger for the first time and learned a couple things but of course it brought more questions. I found that everything but the hold open and possibly the grips match. On the grips I found that the right scale is only marked with a Z and the left is marked only with an L. My hope is they aren't reproductions, they seem aged appropriately as best I can tell but does not having a number mean they are in fact repro grips? The last question for now is, how much does having a non-matching hold open and grips affect the overall value of the gun? While I have no desire to part with my most recent acquisition I do like to track pros and cons to the value.

03-30-2023, 02:04 PM	#2
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	It is not entirely uncommon to find mismatched grips on a P-08. But, since yours have no serial numbers, they may be original to the gun, as Mauser did not always number the grip panels on NAZI era lugers. If the hold open is numbered differently from the gun, then it has been replaced at some point, and again is not uncommon, as it is a somewhat fragile part.