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Mike B · 04-11-2014, 05:04 PM

I have had this beautiful Luger in my safe for quite some time. I have always admired the absolute mint condition of this pistol. Only recently have I been able to track down the history of this Luger. On pages 330-333 of the excellent book "THE MAUSER PARABELLUL 1930-1946" by Don R. Hallock and Joop van de Kant, the authors give a complete description of this model. Mauser used military dated (42) receivers and "PO8" marked frames. This particular Luger appears to have been fired very little and given the upmost in care in handling and storage. There are no proof marks anywhere on the Luger. I am quite sure it was late war commerical manufacturer. The barrel in marked only with a gauge marking; no serial. All the parts are matched. It appears to be rust blued with straw colored small parts. The barrel, however appears to be salt blued. Your comments are welcome,

Mike

mrerick · 04-11-2014, 05:08 PM

Mike, I have another that was in an earlier "g" block that is like this.

Mine was refinished at some point, and is all salt blued. It also has military acceptance markings on the receiver. It's possible that, at the end of Luger production, they were going back and using available banner marked toggles.

Your's is in a recognized block that had some of these recorded. My "g" block banner may have been made up post war for commercial (G.I.?) sale, and uniformly blued to improve it's appearance at that time. It is in pristine / new condition.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ilitary+banner

Marc

mgvince · 04-12-2014, 07:42 PM

Wow! That's a beauty.

Sergio Natali · 04-13-2014, 04:42 AM

Surely people more expert that me will give a better explanation.
It's quite a beautiful Luger, made by Mauser, fitting also military parts, still with the Mauser hump, for the commercial market at the end of WWII.
My 2 cents.

Sergio

tharpo · 04-13-2014, 04:03 PM

Looks like a very nice 1942 Commercial Banner. This variation had the straw parts and un-numbered extractor. Are the holdopen and firing pin un-numbered also?

Mike B · 04-13-2014, 05:28 PM

Hi Tom,
Correct, the firing pin and holdopen are not numbered. However, the rear toggle pin is numbered, which I thought might not be as other commercial Lugers are not numbered. Many thanks to you and others for the kind words,

Mike

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Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 272 Times in 100 Posts	Mauser banner 42 date I have had this beautiful Luger in my safe for quite some time. I have always admired the absolute mint condition of this pistol. Only recently have I been able to track down the history of this Luger. On pages 330-333 of the excellent book "THE MAUSER PARABELLUL 1930-1946" by Don R. Hallock and Joop van de Kant, the authors give a complete description of this model. Mauser used military dated (42) receivers and "PO8" marked frames. This particular Luger appears to have been fired very little and given the upmost in care in handling and storage. There are no proof marks anywhere on the Luger. I am quite sure it was late war commerical manufacturer. The barrel in marked only with a gauge marking; no serial. All the parts are matched. It appears to be rust blued with straw colored small parts. The barrel, however appears to be salt blued. Your comments are welcome, Mike Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,919 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Mike, I have another that was in an earlier "g" block that is like this. Mine was refinished at some point, and is all salt blued. It also has military acceptance markings on the receiver. It's possible that, at the end of Luger production, they were going back and using available banner marked toggles. Your's is in a recognized block that had some of these recorded. My "g" block banner may have been made up post war for commercial (G.I.?) sale, and uniformly blued to improve it's appearance at that time. It is in pristine / new condition. http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ilitary+banner Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Surely people more expert that me will give a better explanation. It's quite a beautiful Luger, made by Mauser, fitting also military parts, still with the Mauser hump, for the commercial market at the end of WWII. My 2 cents. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

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mgvince Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wow! That's a beauty.

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tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 543 Thanks: 118 Thanked 383 Times in 158 Posts	Looks like a very nice 1942 Commercial Banner. This variation had the straw parts and un-numbered extractor. Are the holdopen and firing pin un-numbered also?

04-13-2014, 05:28 PM	#6
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 272 Times in 100 Posts	Hi Tom, Correct, the firing pin and holdopen are not numbered. However, the rear toggle pin is numbered, which I thought might not be as other commercial Lugers are not numbered. Many thanks to you and others for the kind words, Mike