Mauser 'Banner', 1939, Eagle C

Blind Hog · 07-01-2010, 03:31 PM

Here's an example of a Mauser 'Banner' Police, 1939 date, Eagle C Police acceptance, serial 2197w. With one matching magazine; 1, 2197 w.

Norme · 07-01-2010, 04:00 PM

Hi Francis, I don't collect Banners and know little about them. Are the muzzle and safety bar supposed to be blued, or should they be "in the white" like military Mausers? Regards, Norm

Blind Hog · 07-01-2010, 04:49 PM

Norm, I do not know a lot about Lugers, but I am pretty certain that the sear safety is correct, blued. The rivet should be in the white, and is.
The muzzle in the white, I do not know. It may once have been in the white, but now after 71 years I will call it patina. I believe it would had been white.

alanint · 07-01-2010, 04:54 PM

Weren't all Weimar police reworks refinished??

Blind Hog · 07-01-2010, 05:02 PM

I do not believe these Police 'Banners' were "reworks". They were new manufactured, direct from factory contractual procurement.

Norme · 07-01-2010, 05:30 PM

Hi Francis, I wasn't asking about the sear safety, but about the safety bar, shown in the white on my 1939 42 (see picture). Regards, Norm

Blind Hog · 07-01-2010, 06:44 PM

Ah, I misunderstood. A valid question and I do not know the answer. In my books, these 'Banners' are pictured with the safety bar in the white. To be honest, I never paid attention to it 'till now.
Took the left grip off and the safety bar is all blue.

tau-delt · 07-02-2010, 05:56 PM

Francis... My guess is that perhaps this was a Russian capture and got dipped.

FNorm · 07-03-2010, 09:47 AM

Here's some of my 42 Banner. Also see album here.

07-01-2010, 03:31 PM	#1
Blind Hog User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina & North Carolina, Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks--Live on a sandbar, 30 miles out in ocean. Posts: 37 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mauser 'Banner', 1939, Eagle C Here's an example of a Mauser 'Banner' Police, 1939 date, Eagle C Police acceptance, serial 2197w. With one matching magazine; 1, 2197 w. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images __________________ Francis Blind Hog aka: VIS35 "Even a Blind Hog sometimes finds an acorn"

07-01-2010, 04:49 PM	#3
Blind Hog User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina & North Carolina, Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks--Live on a sandbar, 30 miles out in ocean. Posts: 37 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Norm, I do not know a lot about Lugers, but I am pretty certain that the sear safety is correct, blued. The rivet should be in the white, and is. The muzzle in the white, I do not know. It may once have been in the white, but now after 71 years I will call it patina. I believe it would had been white. __________________ Francis Blind Hog aka: VIS35 "Even a Blind Hog sometimes finds an acorn"

07-01-2010, 05:02 PM	#5
Blind Hog User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina & North Carolina, Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks--Live on a sandbar, 30 miles out in ocean. Posts: 37 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I do not believe these Police 'Banners' were "reworks". They were new manufactured, direct from factory contractual procurement. __________________ Francis Blind Hog aka: VIS35 "Even a Blind Hog sometimes finds an acorn"

07-01-2010, 05:30 PM	#6
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Francis, I wasn't asking about the sear safety, but about the safety bar, shown in the white on my 1939 42 (see picture). Regards, Norm Attached Thumbnails

07-01-2010, 06:44 PM	#7
Blind Hog User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina & North Carolina, Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks--Live on a sandbar, 30 miles out in ocean. Posts: 37 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ah, I misunderstood. A valid question and I do not know the answer. In my books, these 'Banners' are pictured with the safety bar in the white. To be honest, I never paid attention to it 'till now. Took the left grip off and the safety bar is all blue. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Francis Blind Hog aka: VIS35 "Even a Blind Hog sometimes finds an acorn"

07-01-2010, 04:00 PM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Francis, I don't collect Banners and know little about them. Are the muzzle and safety bar supposed to be blued, or should they be "in the white" like military Mausers? Regards, Norm

07-01-2010, 04:54 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Weren't all Weimar police reworks refinished??

07-02-2010, 05:56 PM	#8
tau-delt User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Francis... My guess is that perhaps this was a Russian capture and got dipped. __________________ dave

07-03-2010, 09:47 AM	#9
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Here's some of my 42 Banner. Also see album here. Attached Images