Hoping for some ID info

Don M · 05-03-2005, 08:28 PM

Zach,
Assuming the suffix is a "t", your Luger was manufactured by Berlin Karlsruher Industrie- Werke AG, the successor of Deutsche Waffen- und Fabriken AG in 1929. It was part of an order of about 9,000 P.08s for the LandjÃ?Â¤gerei, the rural constabulary in Prussia. This was a major rearming of this police force which, formerly, had been armed largely with 7.65-mm Mauser M1914 pocket pistols.

It sounds as if the P38 holster was modified in the police style (up strap), so it is possible this rig was captured from a police officer, rather than a member of the Wehrmacht.

05-03-2005, 08:28 PM	#1
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Zach, Assuming the suffix is a "t", your Luger was manufactured by Berlin Karlsruher Industrie- Werke AG, the successor of Deutsche Waffen- und Fabriken AG in 1929. It was part of an order of about 9,000 P.08s for the LandjÃ?Â¤gerei, the rural constabulary in Prussia. This was a major rearming of this police force which, formerly, had been armed largely with 7.65-mm Mauser M1914 pocket pistols. It sounds as if the P38 holster was modified in the police style (up strap), so it is possible this rig was captured from a police officer, rather than a member of the Wehrmacht. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com