Fine Erfurt 1917/1920 PS police luger with intact(repaired) mag safety

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Don M

Don, have you found documentation indicating why the Walther safety was ordered removed or disabled? There has been a lot of speculation but, to my knowledge, no one has determined the reason(s) unequivocally.

I'm not Don, but...According to Sturgess & Gortz, in Chapter 17 of TBLAP, "By order of the 'Reichs Leader SS and Chief of the German Police' of 27 May 1937, trigger safeties of any kind were to be disabled. This obviously referred to the Walther magazine safety".