[Italy] Found a Luger on a lake bottom.

Vlim · 11-20-2006, 09:14 AM

Hi,

A nice find. Indeed, it's serial number is 233 (with a letter which is illegible). The pistol also has been furbished as a police pistol, the sear safety and the magazine safety are present. Furthermore, the magazine safety is intact (it was removed or partially removed after a certain date on most police guns).

S/42 identifies the toggle as a Mauser toggle, around 1934 - 1935, the frame (with identification) is most probably an earlier DWM made frame. DWM frames were used in early Mauser production.

The magazine is an extruded type, made by Haenel.

A police luger expert could fill you in on some of the details.

ps. You may want to check if the gun still has rounds in the magazine. These too can help you to identify the pistol's history.

Could it be that this pistol was destroyed using some sort of hydraulic press and dumped shortly after the war as part of a disarming scheme?

11-20-2006, 09:14 AM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, A nice find. Indeed, it's serial number is 233 (with a letter which is illegible). The pistol also has been furbished as a police pistol, the sear safety and the magazine safety are present. Furthermore, the magazine safety is intact (it was removed or partially removed after a certain date on most police guns). S/42 identifies the toggle as a Mauser toggle, around 1934 - 1935, the frame (with identification) is most probably an earlier DWM made frame. DWM frames were used in early Mauser production. The magazine is an extruded type, made by Haenel. A police luger expert could fill you in on some of the details. ps. You may want to check if the gun still has rounds in the magazine. These too can help you to identify the pistol's history. Could it be that this pistol was destroyed using some sort of hydraulic press and dumped shortly after the war as part of a disarming scheme?