Several unit markings

[Balder]

Gentlemen,

Mr. G. Fjeld, curator at the Norwegian Defence Museum, has gone through the 2,500 uncategorized Luger pistols in their stores. Among these guns he found unit markings on more than 220 pistols. He published his findings in a Norwegian publication and has kindly permitted me to post some of them here.

Many of these guns were mismatched after long service careers with the Norwegian armed forces, therefore he has not yet taken down details on year of manufacture, maker, safeties or other markings. I thought the unit markings may be interesting to the collecting world anyway, I'll start with the 18 Sc�¼tzpolizei Berlin guns (S.B. XXXX):

127
165
279
2221
2361
3025 (with X-ed out S.B. III. 1.257)
4919 (X-ed out)
5487
5580
8179
9780
10085
10664
11093
16201
16880
16996
16998

There are also police markings from other cities and districts. The navy and army are also represented with several guns.

These markings have so far not been identified, maybe somebody can help:

B.S. 51 (and several other B.S. marked)
Ã??
S.L.Pol. 1940 (X-ed out)
Pw B
5.K.I.31
L.G.Ri. and also on the same gun: S.L.Pol.
P.C.5
S.L.266
S.P. D.

I've invited Mr. Fjeld to participate on this board, maybe we all can learn a thing or two.

Regards,

Balder