1920 Commercial Police

Dwight Gruber · 09-28-2002, 03:46 PM

Just picked up a very nice 1920 Commercial Police (sear safety, no mag safety cutout), unit stamped H.P. 495. . The guy who sold it to me said that it was a Hanover Police pistol. However, Gortz&Bryans has the Hanover mark as S.H. . The only other choices which come close are the Potsdam Senior Police Acadamy H.Ps. or Senior Service police acadamy which is HP. (with no period after the H ). G&B have the Hanover Police School as P.H. . Still's Weimar Lugers is no more revealing, and somewhat less detailed.

So much for the extent of my research library. Anybody have some helpful commentary here?

--Dwight

Navy · 09-29-2002, 05:57 AM

Hi,

I am fairly certain that HP has as at least one documented (Prussian regulation on police markings 1932) meaning as the Senior Service Police Academy,,,The Haupt Polezi

Tom A

Dwight Gruber · 09-29-2002, 08:40 AM

I saw that in Gortz&Bryan as HP. , I thought all the periods counted??

--Dwight

09-28-2002, 03:46 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,281 Times in 423 Posts	1920 Commercial Police Just picked up a very nice 1920 Commercial Police (sear safety, no mag safety cutout), unit stamped H.P. 495. . The guy who sold it to me said that it was a Hanover Police pistol. However, Gortz&Bryans has the Hanover mark as S.H. . The only other choices which come close are the Potsdam Senior Police Acadamy H.Ps. or Senior Service police acadamy which is HP. (with no period after the H ). G&B have the Hanover Police School as P.H. . Still's Weimar Lugers is no more revealing, and somewhat less detailed. So much for the extent of my research library. Anybody have some helpful commentary here? --Dwight

09-29-2002, 05:57 AM	#2
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Hi, I am fairly certain that HP has as at least one documented (Prussian regulation on police markings 1932) meaning as the Senior Service Police Academy,,,The Haupt Polezi Tom A

09-29-2002, 08:40 AM	#3
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,281 Times in 423 Posts	I saw that in Gortz&Bryan as HP. , I thought all the periods counted?? --Dwight