commercial or military

Dwight Gruber · 05-14-2003, 04:07 AM

The right receiver stampings are very weak, and still hard to see. Check with a fairly powerful magnifier, the two dovelike stamps should have WaA4 under them, and the rightmost mark should have AYA4 under it.

The left receiver is truly enigmatic. A crucial part of the gun's history is hidden behind the obliteration. It looks like there is an eagle with some kind of encircled figure, and...someting else. Costanzo shows some possible markings here, but I couldn't find any photos in either Still or Jones which appear close.

It looks like a v suffix was added during a rework (probably East German). As far as the 88s are concerned, and the odd X looking mark on the right side of the gun, I'm running to the end of my string, some real Police Luger expert will need to weigh in.

Are there any marks besides the serial number on the barrel?

The SA-in-a-box is the Finnnish military property mark (SA = Suomi Armeija).

The magazine you got with the gun--what material is the base made of, and what (if any) markings are there on it?

--Dwight

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05-14-2003, 04:07 AM	#11
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	The right receiver stampings are very weak, and still hard to see. Check with a fairly powerful magnifier, the two dovelike stamps should have WaA4 under them, and the rightmost mark should have AYA4 under it. The left receiver is truly enigmatic. A crucial part of the gun's history is hidden behind the obliteration. It looks like there is an eagle with some kind of encircled figure, and...someting else. Costanzo shows some possible markings here, but I couldn't find any photos in either Still or Jones which appear close. It looks like a v suffix was added during a rework (probably East German). As far as the 88s are concerned, and the odd X looking mark on the right side of the gun, I'm running to the end of my string, some real Police Luger expert will need to weigh in. Are there any marks besides the serial number on the barrel? The SA-in-a-box is the Finnnish military property mark (SA = Suomi Armeija). The magazine you got with the gun--what material is the base made of, and what (if any) markings are there on it? --Dwight