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FNorm · 05-15-2009, 09:49 PM

I had a nice afternoon, examining the nicest Luger I've handled so far. A 1942 Police Banner. The owner says he bought it off the guy who captured it from an army officer.

Let's see if I remember everything: A 1942 Mauser Banner, Police. sn 7009y. w/ sear safety. All numbers match down to the firing pin and the magazine. Finish, from comparing to blue book, in the 95-98% range. Some rubbing around the L side of muzzle and side plate, but very slight. Rt. receiver E/L , Left receiver, sn , no P.08 0n frame. Barrel no marks other than 8,83. proof 48 in" Lugers at Random. E/N But can't make out the 'N'. On L breech block too. None on front sight.

Almost mint barrel, Excellent grips w/ no sn inside.

Anomalies: No sn on barrel, the takedown lever was strawed.

Magazine: Extruded, blued. AL base w/rivet. Sn 7009y, and a 2. Marks: fxo, P.08 and a faint E /?35. but could be a ?55.

Lots of dried up oil. Things were stiff coming apart

First time I've seen a sear safety. Interesting. But how do you put it back together without scratching the finish. We did it, but it took three hands.

Owner is not interested in selling at this time. But I think maybe in the $4,000 range?

FN

drbuster · 05-16-2009, 12:40 PM

FNorm, sounds like a nice luger. One concern is that you said the take down lever was strawed. If this is true, then (1) other parts, such as the trigger, safety lever, magazine catch and ejector should all be strawed also, and (2) it was very unusual, if not outright not seen, to have strawed parts on such a late Mauser banner. I once owned a banner "41" date with all strawed parts, but this was a commercial gun. It would be nice to post pictures of this luger on the Forum so us folks could get a good "take" on this example.

FNorm · 05-16-2009, 05:21 PM

dr: I'll see what I can do. Yes, very unusual. it stood right out. Other parts were the black/blue you'd expect. Yet this was strawed, almost white. Maybe someone did something and cleaned the blue off?

FN

drbuster · 05-16-2009, 09:08 PM

FNorm, it should be reasonably easy to tell if any straw is left on the take down lever by looking at it in different light. Someone may have removed the blue if no traces of straw can be seen. I would prefer that as strawing would really confound the originality of this luger.

05-15-2009, 09:49 PM	#1
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Newbie Adventure I had a nice afternoon, examining the nicest Luger I've handled so far. A 1942 Police Banner. The owner says he bought it off the guy who captured it from an army officer. Let's see if I remember everything: A 1942 Mauser Banner, Police. sn 7009y. w/ sear safety. All numbers match down to the firing pin and the magazine. Finish, from comparing to blue book, in the 95-98% range. Some rubbing around the L side of muzzle and side plate, but very slight. Rt. receiver E/L , Left receiver, sn , no P.08 0n frame. Barrel no marks other than 8,83. proof 48 in" Lugers at Random. E/N But can't make out the 'N'. On L breech block too. None on front sight. Almost mint barrel, Excellent grips w/ no sn inside. Anomalies: No sn on barrel, the takedown lever was strawed. Magazine: Extruded, blued. AL base w/rivet. Sn 7009y, and a 2. Marks: fxo, P.08 and a faint E /?35. but could be a ?55. Lots of dried up oil. Things were stiff coming apart First time I've seen a sear safety. Interesting. But how do you put it back together without scratching the finish. We did it, but it took three hands. Owner is not interested in selling at this time. But I think maybe in the $4,000 range? FN

05-16-2009, 12:40 PM	#2
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	FNorm, sounds like a nice luger. One concern is that you said the take down lever was strawed. If this is true, then (1) other parts, such as the trigger, safety lever, magazine catch and ejector should all be strawed also, and (2) it was very unusual, if not outright not seen, to have strawed parts on such a late Mauser banner. I once owned a banner "41" date with all strawed parts, but this was a commercial gun. It would be nice to post pictures of this luger on the Forum so us folks could get a good "take" on this example.

05-16-2009, 05:21 PM	#3
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	dr: I'll see what I can do. Yes, very unusual. it stood right out. Other parts were the black/blue you'd expect. Yet this was strawed, almost white. Maybe someone did something and cleaned the blue off? FN

05-16-2009, 09:08 PM	#4
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	FNorm, it should be reasonably easy to tell if any straw is left on the take down lever by looking at it in different light. Someone may have removed the blue if no traces of straw can be seen. I would prefer that as strawing would really confound the originality of this luger.