Police luger help needed

[Don M]

To add a bit to what Bob (RockinWR) has said, the crossed-out R in the grip strap marking indicates the pistol was issued to the precinct police (Revierpolizei) of Schupo Command III of the D�¼sseldorf administrative district. Unfortunately, we don't know which city in this district was Command III. It probably was not D�¼sseldorf or Elberfeld-Barmen (Wuppertal). The fact that the R was originally included in the marking indicates it was applied before the 25 Feb 1932 revised marking instructions were issued. These instructions did not include a provision for the R designation, which is probably why it was subsequently canceled. Most likely, the pistol was issued to the police and marked soon after it's manufacture in 1927.