Is this a legitimate Mauser issue?

rivieraranch · 10-13-2010, 07:56 PM

I saw this Mauser Parabellum "SS Reich Comemorative" 9mm 6-inch listed on Gunbroker. Was this a legitimate Mauser issue or did somebody apply this Nazi regalia on the side plate and frame aftermarket?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=195312526

sheepherder · 10-13-2010, 08:04 PM

...I could just cry...

alanint · 10-13-2010, 09:10 PM

Hmmm, any nazi related symbols or designations are ILLEGAL in Germany, so one would suppose that Mauser would never, in its right mind, offer something like this.

This is some demented secondary owner's idea of a tribute to the nazi regime.

Ruined an otherwise nice post war Mauser pistol

rivieraranch · 10-13-2010, 11:19 PM

So it's totally buggered.

sheepherder · 10-13-2010, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rivieraranch

So it's totally buggered.

Yep.

alanint · 10-13-2010, 11:32 PM

You sound like you already bought it!

I sincerely hope not!

sheepherder · 10-14-2010, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanint

You sound like you already bought it!

I sincerely hope not!

+ 1

But if that is so, I'm sure Thor could remove those Nazi symbols...

No - It's still for sale...zero bids, in fact...

SteyrAUG · 10-14-2010, 01:30 AM

Even if it were a period, original WWII Luger, not even the Nazis would gay one up that badly.

Cadet and SS Lugers have very understated markings for the most part.

And of course it had to be a 6" 9mm, one of the rarer variants. How I despise people who booger up fine firearms.

Vlim · 10-14-2010, 07:20 AM

Not a chance in hell. This postwar Parabellum has been mistreated by some idiot in the US.

No way that Mauser would EVER release something like this. Over here in Europe luckily most people still see the SS for what they were, a bunch of anti-social idiotic criminals who were even disliked by the common troops.

Hmm, does look like a roman IV to me. Some sort of neonazi thing?

alanint · 10-14-2010, 09:47 AM

Undoubtedly, since reading it across it is stating "Fourth Reich"

Some presentation piece for an Illinois nazi?

John Sabato · 10-14-2010, 10:01 AM

Someone took a perfectly good 1970's era Mauser and made a joke out of it... and it isn't even funny.

Vlim · 10-14-2010, 10:08 AM

On the other hand, a fresh side plate, some work on the side and a fresh dip of 'Brünofix' and you're good to go. You'd do the world (and good taste) a favor by removing these insults from the gun.

rivieraranch · 10-14-2010, 07:19 PM

It's not "mine" nor will it be for what they are asking. Some jackass consigned it.

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Hmmm, any nazi related symbols or designations are ILLEGAL in Germany, so one would suppose that Mauser would never, in its right mind, offer something like this. This is some demented secondary owner's idea of a tribute to the nazi regime. Ruined an otherwise nice post war Mauser pistol Last edited by alanint; 10-13-2010 at 11:31 PM.

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SteyrAUG User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Even if it were a period, original WWII Luger, not even the Nazis would gay one up that badly. Cadet and SS Lugers have very understated markings for the most part. And of course it had to be a 6" 9mm, one of the rarer variants. How I despise people who booger up fine firearms. __________________ It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination. كافر

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10-13-2010, 11:19 PM	#4
rivieraranch User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 101 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	So it's totally buggered.

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	You sound like you already bought it! I sincerely hope not!

10-14-2010, 07:20 AM	#9
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Not a chance in hell. This postwar Parabellum has been mistreated by some idiot in the US. No way that Mauser would EVER release something like this. Over here in Europe luckily most people still see the SS for what they were, a bunch of anti-social idiotic criminals who were even disliked by the common troops. Hmm, does look like a roman IV to me. Some sort of neonazi thing?

10-14-2010, 09:47 AM	#10
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Undoubtedly, since reading it across it is stating "Fourth Reich" Some presentation piece for an Illinois nazi?

10-14-2010, 10:08 AM	#12
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	On the other hand, a fresh side plate, some work on the side and a fresh dip of 'Brünofix' and you're good to go. You'd do the world (and good taste) a favor by removing these insults from the gun.

10-14-2010, 07:19 PM	#13
rivieraranch User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 101 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	It's not "mine" nor will it be for what they are asking. Some jackass consigned it.