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wlyon · 06-17-2017, 11:20 PM

Need an inside belt loop picture. It does resemble the Otto Sindel police holsters that have been discussed before. Those were determined to be fake. Doesn't really matter beautiful luger!!. Bill

lugerholsterrepair · 06-18-2017, 09:57 AM

Doesn't really matter? Bill! Et tu Brute?

wlyon · 06-18-2017, 06:26 PM

Jerry
What I meant was whether or not the holster is real the luger is very very nice. My best guess is the holster is fake. What say you Jerry?? Bill

lugerholsterrepair · 06-18-2017, 06:40 PM

Bill, I KNEW that! Just seein if yer awake! I would like to see more to determine it really..Like we all know there are some pretty good fakes floating around.

DonVoigt · 06-18-2017, 10:20 PM

Yes.

Bad and incomplete info abounds.

Some lugers first found their way to the military then to the police.
According to The Mauser Parabellum, p 350:
1930-34 - 90 pistols with DWM toggles assembeled by Mauser went to the police
1935-42 - from the Army to Police - 2,301 to 4,312
Mauser banners 1938-1942 - 22,785 approx.

For a total of some 26,000 pistols, with roughly 10% via the Army.
So one might expect to see 1 of 10 Police Mauser pistols with army acceptance, of course all of these are not "byf" codes.

There is a lot more info in the book, with listings by serial number if you are interested in more info.

MAUSER88 · 06-22-2017, 02:56 PM

Stunning example!!!

06-17-2017, 11:20 PM	#21
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,616 Thanks: 3,140 Thanked 2,523 Times in 940 Posts	Need an inside belt loop picture. It does resemble the Otto Sindel police holsters that have been discussed before. Those were determined to be fake. Doesn't really matter beautiful luger!!. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

06-18-2017, 09:57 AM	#22
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,761 Thanks: 4,855 Thanked 3,101 Times in 1,427 Posts	Doesn't really matter? Bill! Et tu Brute? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-18-2017, 06:26 PM	#23
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,616 Thanks: 3,140 Thanked 2,523 Times in 940 Posts	Jerry What I meant was whether or not the holster is real the luger is very very nice. My best guess is the holster is fake. What say you Jerry?? Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

06-18-2017, 06:40 PM	#24
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,761 Thanks: 4,855 Thanked 3,101 Times in 1,427 Posts	Bill, I KNEW that! Just seein if yer awake! I would like to see more to determine it really..Like we all know there are some pretty good fakes floating around. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-18-2017, 10:20 PM	#25
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,440 Thanked 4,348 Times in 2,038 Posts	Yes. Bad and incomplete info abounds. Some lugers first found their way to the military then to the police. According to The Mauser Parabellum, p 350: 1930-34 - 90 pistols with DWM toggles assembeled by Mauser went to the police 1935-42 - from the Army to Police - 2,301 to 4,312 Mauser banners 1938-1942 - 22,785 approx. For a total of some 26,000 pistols, with roughly 10% via the Army. So one might expect to see 1 of 10 Police Mauser pistols with army acceptance, of course all of these are not "byf" codes. There is a lot more info in the book, with listings by serial number if you are interested in more info. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

06-22-2017, 02:56 PM	#26
MAUSER88 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 256 Thanks: 3 Thanked 57 Times in 30 Posts	Stunning example!!!