An interesting KU Luger

John D. · 07-23-2002, 04:19 PM

Hi John,

I think the letter being referred to was written in 1964 addressed to Mr. Harry Jones which recently appeared in "AutoMag" (December 2001 issue or January 2002?). While I don't have my copies of NAPCA's excellent newsletter here - as I recall, there is also a very good dissertation by Mr. John Pearson (I think that was the author - but I'll check tonite?) regarding Ku Lugers which offers a different answer to the "Ku" question. However, Mr. Pearson also summarizes his thoughts by stating his belief that "Ku" Lugers were produced by Mauser with arsenal replacement parts and were destined for a specialized branch of the Luftwaffe called the "Coastal Police". The "Kusten Polizei" would have appropriated Luftwaffe Proofed Lugers, according to Mr. Pearson - and apparently, one such specialized "Kusten Polizei" full uniform exists in a collection, including the specialized gorget - and this uniform includes a "Ku" Luger.

I'll try to dig out the full newsletter later tonight, if you are interested... these are from my scribbles in my notebook which I made when I first saw the article...

HTH..!!!

07-23-2002, 04:19 PM	#27
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Hi John, I think the letter being referred to was written in 1964 addressed to Mr. Harry Jones which recently appeared in "AutoMag" (December 2001 issue or January 2002?). While I don't have my copies of NAPCA's excellent newsletter here - as I recall, there is also a very good dissertation by Mr. John Pearson (I think that was the author - but I'll check tonite?) regarding Ku Lugers which offers a different answer to the "Ku" question. However, Mr. Pearson also summarizes his thoughts by stating his belief that "Ku" Lugers were produced by Mauser with arsenal replacement parts and were destined for a specialized branch of the Luftwaffe called the "Coastal Police". The "Kusten Polizei" would have appropriated Luftwaffe Proofed Lugers, according to Mr. Pearson - and apparently, one such specialized "Kusten Polizei" full uniform exists in a collection, including the specialized gorget - and this uniform includes a "Ku" Luger. I'll try to dig out the full newsletter later tonight, if you are interested... these are from my scribbles in my notebook which I made when I first saw the article... HTH..!!!