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Jan C Still · 08-12-2002, 01:47 AM

Herb
Herb stated "there must have been a hell of a lot of cops in Dusseldorf at that time to have so many Lugers stamped with that mark. This is not logical, so many Lugers, so many Dusseldorf rack stamps."

That S.D. on the front straps of (mostly double date sear safety) Lugers signifies Schutzpolizei Dusseldorf has been clearly established with period documents and luger examples in books by Still, Walters, and Gortz going back 20 years and in the pages of AUTO MAG. The magnitude of the weapons numbers is similar to that of other large city police forces.

I am not an expert on Nazi party police forces but my recollection is that the SD of the Nazi party was a smaller theory/educational group. It didnt cover the concentration camp Guards or the Gestapo. (I am not certain of this so please correct me with the facts if I am wrong.)(correction 08/12/02 my SD explanation is partly incorrect; for a correct explanation see Garfield below or AXIS PISTOLS (1986) p191-194)

Ralph Shattuck may still continue to incorrectly list SD marked Lugers as SD of the Nazi Party.

Jan

08-12-2002, 01:47 AM	#15
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Herb Herb stated "there must have been a hell of a lot of cops in Dusseldorf at that time to have so many Lugers stamped with that mark. This is not logical, so many Lugers, so many Dusseldorf rack stamps." That S.D. on the front straps of (mostly double date sear safety) Lugers signifies Schutzpolizei Dusseldorf has been clearly established with period documents and luger examples in books by Still, Walters, and Gortz going back 20 years and in the pages of AUTO MAG. The magnitude of the weapons numbers is similar to that of other large city police forces. I am not an expert on Nazi party police forces but my recollection is that the SD of the Nazi party was a smaller theory/educational group. It didnt cover the concentration camp Guards or the Gestapo. (I am not certain of this so please correct me with the facts if I am wrong.)(correction 08/12/02 my SD explanation is partly incorrect; for a correct explanation see Garfield below or AXIS PISTOLS (1986) p191-194) Ralph Shattuck may still continue to incorrectly list SD marked Lugers as SD of the Nazi Party. Jan