Any ideas on this Luger? - Page 2

modrob · 11-15-2009, 07:59 PM

Thanks Mike! Wow...that helps a lot...I've enlisted some help in my hometown in trying to find info on this soldier who knew my dad, and where he had been during his service.

modrob · 11-15-2009, 08:01 PM

Oh, and what does it mean to have it "reworked/rebarreled"? The original barrel bored out?

modrob · 07-23-2017, 05:44 AM

Hate to say, but in all this time I still have not located any family of the man that originally brought this back. I do have a friend that's involved in a new Veterans Museum back home, and hoping he can dig into it more...

Another post noted that the Police unit marking was for Duisburg-Hamborn.

mrerick · 07-23-2017, 08:46 AM

Prussian police unit marks can be found here:

http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/police_unit_marks.html

Dusseldorf?

The barrel would have most likely been completely replaced by a new 9mm one, rather than re-bored.

Make sure you remove the red oxide rust from the grip. Use well oiled 0000 steel wool on a well oiled rust surface and be gentle and patient.

Marc

SteveM · 07-23-2017, 02:14 PM

The rivet looks to be made of something other than steel. Can the owner verify this?

07-23-2017, 08:46 AM	#24
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,907 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,108 Times in 1,509 Posts	Prussian police unit marks can be found here: http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/police_unit_marks.html Dusseldorf? The barrel would have most likely been completely replaced by a new 9mm one, rather than re-bored. Make sure you remove the red oxide rust from the grip. Use well oiled 0000 steel wool on a well oiled rust surface and be gentle and patient. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	The rivet looks to be made of something other than steel. Can the owner verify this? Attached Images

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modrob User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Mike! Wow...that helps a lot...I've enlisted some help in my hometown in trying to find info on this soldier who knew my dad, and where he had been during his service.

11-15-2009, 08:01 PM	#22
modrob User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh, and what does it mean to have it "reworked/rebarreled"? The original barrel bored out?

07-23-2017, 05:44 AM	#23
modrob User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hate to say, but in all this time I still have not located any family of the man that originally brought this back. I do have a friend that's involved in a new Veterans Museum back home, and hoping he can dig into it more... Another post noted that the Police unit marking was for Duisburg-Hamborn.