This is a 9mm Luger re-manufactured by Mauser. It has a 98mm (4") barrel, is modified as a police issue with a sear and magazine safety, plus it has a police unit identification markings. There is no chamber date or any manufacturers identification. During the early '30s as Germany began to re-arm despite the Treaty of Versailles unmarked guns were assembled from old DWM parts and newly manufactured parts.  This is a complete rig with Police Style Holster, Police Belt & Buckle, Luger with Matching Magazine and extra magazine and tool in the holster. (403)

Both Mauser and Simson & Co., manufactured Lugers for  German para-military organizations during the 1930-1933 period. To avoid the terms of the Treaty of Versailles these weapons bore no identification as to who the manufacturer was.  The Lugers produced during this period are referred to a "sneaks" by collectors.

This is a designated P-08 Model chambered for 9mm with a 98mm (4") barrel with a fixed serrated front sight. There is a "V" notched rear sight

There is no chamber date and no other dates on the gun.

The serial number appears on the front of the frame, on the left side of the receiver, under the barrel and the last two digits on most small parts.

All serials match except the magazine which is correct but not  matching.

The extractor is marked "Geladen" on the left side and the safety is marked "Gesichert" with the safe position being downward.

The grips are walnut and match the gun.

The proof marks include the Crown Nitro proof but no other markings.

The magazine is the extruded stainless steel with the aluminum bottom and is proofed for police acceptance.

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The gun is very clean showing slight holster wear on the muzzle, the side plate and front part of rails.

This Police model is very unusual in that it has intact both the sear and magazine safety.

These safeties were implemented for mostly police units.  The magazine safety's were mostly removed by unit armorers based on complaints and then slowly discontinued in the late 1930's.

Sear Safety:

During the 1920's it was determined by German authorities that one could remove the side plate with the gun loaded, thereby exposing the sear, and by then pressing on the sear discharge the gun.  Patented in July of 1929 by Ludwig Schiwy of Berlin.

[The P-08 is designed with the firing mechanism on the side and not behind or on top as most automatic pistols.]

The Sear Safety consist of a spring bar riveted to the top left side of the receiver. (Seen over the sear bar lever). This bar has a vertical pin which is directly over a hole drilled in the sear bar assembly which when the side plate is removed falls into place preventing the sear bar from moving.

Therefore you can remove the side plate while loaded (never recommended) and the sear safety should save you from an accidental discharge.

The magazine safety consists of a "U" shaped leaf spring with two extensions, fitted into the left side of the frame under the grip. (Seen to the left with the hole drilled in the frame.)

One of the extensions fits into the front and lodges behind the trigger while the other end fits through the frame into the magazine well.  With the magazine in place the extension is pushed left and out of the path of the trigger.

Removing the magazine allows the safety to move to the right so the bar moved behind the trigger and prevents it from being pulled.  This was patented by Carl Walther in October 1932.

The Mauser Waffen Amt proof and the Commercial Nitro proof are the only clues to the origin of this Luger other than deductive reasoning.  Every Luger has a tale to tell. We know that the "66" was a refurbishing proof from  1935 on.

There are two magazines in the rig, they are marked in the police fashion numbered 1 & 2 and are early DWM type mags.

The "t" series and Crown N tells us that this gun was probably first produced in the late 1920's.  We know the sear safety was a 1929 addition and the magazine safety was from 1933.   However Waffen Amt proof place the re-production of this Luger in the early 1935 period. Probably the safeties were applied then.

The bluing is 90% and the straw is 85%. Everything is original and the gun has all matching serial numbers..

This weapon is designated as a Curios and Relic (C&R) and be sent to those licensed persons.

Police Lugers went to work every day and holster wear is common.

The end of the muzzle, bottom of the side plate and butt of the gun show normal wear.

The unit marking on the front strap tells us that this Luger was issued to Landjägerei (rural constabulary) Arnsberg District, Luger 359.

The Unit Markings for Police Issue commenced in September 1930 in Bavaria for the Landspolizei and was discontinued in 1937. 

Unusual is that the loading/take down tool is also marked to the gun. You never know what you will find in an old holster.

It is entirely subjective to give any Luger a rating of excellent or fine, just as it is to declare it xx% blued or strawed. Few Lugers are out of the box new and these are premium priced. Bluing percentages is like Beauty, in the eye of the beholder. 

This Luger is estimated at 90% blued with wear at the end of the barrel and side plate. This is considered normal holster wear.

We strive to provide pictures so you can judge for yourself if the gun meets your criteria.

This rig is offered for the all matching unit marked Mauser Luger, two matching magazines, a matching loading tool, a police holster and Nazi police belt and buckle.

We reserve the right to withdraw any firearm from an auction site that is sold over the counter.  

This Luger Full Rig  is offered for $3,285.00.

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