1917 dated 1914 Navy luger- taken into police service - 4" TP barrel re-work, # 8128

[Don M]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Of course, the magazine safety addition could have been omitted earlier than 1937 orders, and the paperwork caught up later.

You're probably correct. There was a circular directive from the Reichs and Prussian Interior Ministry in June 1936 requesting reports by 1 September 1936 on the effectiveness of sear and mag safeties. This may have been prompted by prior complaints about the mag safeties and have led to discontinuing installation of mag safeties on the P08s being prepared for the Gemeindepolizei in late 1936.