Need Info on 1918 1920 Luger (Picts)

jamese · 01-03-2005, 08:49 AM

Seseg99,

From the photos posted you can see that your luger was manufactured near the end of WW1 and has the 1920 Reichswehr property stamp. The weapon was also pressed into police service as evidenced by the sear safety and the Police unit marking on the grip strap and the magazine.

I looked in GortzÃ¢??s to book (German small arms Markings) in an attempt to identify the Police District or unit, but the third letter is hard to make out and I donÃ¢??t find anything that seems to match.

It appears that you have a nice matching police weapon. IÃ¢??m not sure about the holster because a lot of police service holsters have stud style closure mechanism, instead of the military style buckle.

I will reserve the value judgements to those like Ed Tinker, or others who collect this type weapon.

Jim

01-03-2005, 08:49 AM	#2
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 792 Thanks: 0 Thanked 86 Times in 36 Posts	Seseg99, From the photos posted you can see that your luger was manufactured near the end of WW1 and has the 1920 Reichswehr property stamp. The weapon was also pressed into police service as evidenced by the sear safety and the Police unit marking on the grip strap and the magazine. I looked in GortzÃ¢??s to book (German small arms Markings) in an attempt to identify the Police District or unit, but the third letter is hard to make out and I donÃ¢??t find anything that seems to match. It appears that you have a nice matching police weapon. IÃ¢??m not sure about the holster because a lot of police service holsters have stud style closure mechanism, instead of the military style buckle. I will reserve the value judgements to those like Ed Tinker, or others who collect this type weapon. Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception