Mauser 42 Kriegsmarine Marked Luger

JohnF · 01-07-2003, 05:16 PM

I just picked up a very nice Kriegsmarine pistol which has a marking that I can't identify. The pistol is a Mauser 42 P.08 dated 1939 with the following markings:
S/N 5666
Right Frame WaA E/655 repeated twice followed by a standard Heer test proof
Rear Grip Strap N.3894
Front Grip Strap S XIX
Magazine: FXO WaA E/37 - there are two mags both marked the same. The base of the mag is an unusual black bakelite. I've never seen one like this before.
It came in a 1939 dated holster marked on the back Karl Akva, Bad Kreuznach, WaA266 and the Kriegsmarine E/M.
Does anyone know what the S XIX on the front gripstrap might mean?
Here are some pictures - not great as I had to use my scanner.
http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/Navywhole.JPG

01-07-2003, 05:16 PM	#1
JohnF User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mauser 42 Kriegsmarine Marked Luger I just picked up a very nice Kriegsmarine pistol which has a marking that I can't identify. The pistol is a Mauser 42 P.08 dated 1939 with the following markings: S/N 5666 Right Frame WaA E/655 repeated twice followed by a standard Heer test proof Rear Grip Strap N.3894 Front Grip Strap S XIX Magazine: FXO WaA E/37 - there are two mags both marked the same. The base of the mag is an unusual black bakelite. I've never seen one like this before. It came in a 1939 dated holster marked on the back Karl Akva, Bad Kreuznach, WaA266 and the Kriegsmarine E/M. Does anyone know what the S XIX on the front gripstrap might mean? Here are some pictures - not great as I had to use my scanner. http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/Navywhole.JPG