MOUSER LUGER 1939 "42" with special seal

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Originally Posted by Ron Smith

Jim,

Welcome to the forum.

You have a nice 1939 42 Mauser Luger. However the grips are made up later to decorate it. The medallion is a "Deutscher Saengerbund" (German Singer's Association) lapel pin, I believe. I could be wrong, but don't think so. It has nothing to do with the pistol, nor the history of the pistol. Someone, possibly the Vet who brought it home wanted to dress it up, and probably didn't have any idea what the medallion represented.

If it was a presentation piece, the grips would fit much better. Note the gap at the top rear, below the safety. If you can find a set of nice original Mauser checkered wood grips, it would be closer to what it should be and correct.

Ron

Yes, DSB could be Deutscher Saengerbund or Deutscher Schuetzenbund.(German Shooters Association) like NRA.
D S B stands nowadays for "Deutscher Sport-Bund", German Sport Association.
But : I 'm sure this pin is neither of one of those organisations.
The "S" within the Saengerbund DSB logo was designed as a treble clef.
The Schuetzenbund logo had a "target" in its logo.
Why is a house in this pin?

I guess somebody just put a swastica pin on some aftermarket grips.

I think it would be a good idea to get a nice set of original grips back on.