bought first Luger..have questions!

Edward Tinker · 11-19-2004, 05:06 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by brickboy240:
Heres something else I cannot figure out about this pistol. Since it was made in 1918, it was most likely used in the last days of WWI. It has Imperial German markings. However, it does not have any Nazi markings.

Was this pistol used during WWII or was it captured during WWI by the Russians? Could it have been a police pistol between the wars, then captured by Russian troops as they advanced through eastern Germany to Berlin?
...Anybody have a guess?
-brickboy240<hr /></blockquote>Yes.

Otherwise, your guess is as good as any!
As an example; I know that there were many guns in storage, such as police, that simply did not receive any nazi markings. Yet have sear safties (that was required in 1933), but do not have mag safeties, (taken off the requirment list in 1937). So either they weren't required to get a mag safety, OR were in storage and thus didn't get one. My feeling is that many guns were officer guns, kept at home, in storage etc., and simply were never marked, but captured after the war, either by us, or the Russians.

I too believe these will come into their own right as collector pieces, but only those in nice shape, and obvious EG or Russian traits...

Ed

11-19-2004, 05:06 PM	#7
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by brickboy240: <strong>Heres something else I cannot figure out about this pistol. Since it was made in 1918, it was most likely used in the last days of WWI. It has Imperial German markings. However, it does not have any Nazi markings. Was this pistol used during WWII or was it captured during WWI by the Russians? Could it have been a police pistol between the wars, then captured by Russian troops as they advanced through eastern Germany to Berlin? ...Anybody have a guess? -brickboy240</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Yes. Otherwise, your guess is as good as any! As an example; I know that there were many guns in storage, such as police, that simply did not receive any nazi markings. Yet have sear safties (that was required in 1933), but do not have mag safeties, (taken off the requirment list in 1937). So either they weren't required to get a mag safety, OR were in storage and thus didn't get one. My feeling is that many guns were officer guns, kept at home, in storage etc., and simply were never marked, but captured after the war, either by us, or the Russians. I too believe these will come into their own right as collector pieces, but only those in nice shape, and obvious EG or Russian traits... Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV