P08 1938 (Wooden grips)

Mauser720 · 10-02-2008, 05:51 PM

Alan and G. van Vlimmeren -

What little bit I know about these dots is as follows:

I have an all matching (except the magazine) 1941 Mauser code "42" that has the red dot in the lower safety detent and a white dot in the upper safety detent. It came with a holster that had been modified in Norway by placing a wire hanger on the back for use with the then standard issue U.S. web belt. (So this made me wonder if the gun had been in use in Norway.)

Both these dots appear to be quite old, having developed some patina, and are not recent additions to the gun. And they are well done, and not something you would have expected from a "do it yourself" type.

I have asked collectors whether these dots are original or at least "proper", and some say "yes" and others say "no." So I really do not know what to believe about them. Since there is some evidence that similar dots show up on other Lugers too, I do not think it is a good idea to remove them. They are interesting though, aren't they?

Mauser720 - Ron

10-02-2008, 05:51 PM	#11
Mauser720 User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 535 Thanks: 18 Thanked 49 Times in 33 Posts	Alan and G. van Vlimmeren - What little bit I know about these dots is as follows: I have an all matching (except the magazine) 1941 Mauser code "42" that has the red dot in the lower safety detent and a white dot in the upper safety detent. It came with a holster that had been modified in Norway by placing a wire hanger on the back for use with the then standard issue U.S. web belt. (So this made me wonder if the gun had been in use in Norway.) Both these dots appear to be quite old, having developed some patina, and are not recent additions to the gun. And they are well done, and not something you would have expected from a "do it yourself" type. I have asked collectors whether these dots are original or at least "proper", and some say "yes" and others say "no." So I really do not know what to believe about them. Since there is some evidence that similar dots show up on other Lugers too, I do not think it is a good idea to remove them. They are interesting though, aren't they? Mauser720 - Ron __________________ Mauser720 - Ron "Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it."