New member but old Luger. Help identifying.

[Dohhunter]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Mike, The story was he relieved a German officer of the holster and firearm.

This is a highly improbable scenario..The 9MM Luger cartridge was the only one available to troops in the field .. .30 Luger cartridge would have been unavailable. I seriously doubt a German Officer would have carried this commercial pistol.

Personally, I fully believe your analysis is the more representative of actual events than the tale above. Unfortunately, I'd guesstimate broken telephone is often the case in most second hand war-era stories.

I'll do a little further research into the original owner anyhow

Originally Posted by alanint

This probably came out of the woodwork directly post war when all German communities were required to turn in all firearms. With German efficiency, town turned over everything from beautiful sporting arms to medieval armor!

Right place/right time combined with a little mix/match and voila, great story.

What a treasure trove those depots must've been.