Info on luger

ted2barrel · 01-07-2015, 05:31 PM

Please help
I'm new to this forum
I'm trying to attach the requested pics.
Dad brought it back from Germany Battle of the Bulge time I believe.
Like to know as much as I can about it.
Was told it was a police luger.
Approximate value?
Plan on using it as a shooter
Numbers match except no number on hold open
Wooden bottom mag

George Anderson · 01-07-2015, 05:56 PM

It's not a police gun but was issued to the 2nd company of the 19th Infantry Regiment of the Reichswehr during the Weimar period.

Ron Wood · 01-07-2015, 07:08 PM

Is there a date over the chamber somewhere between 1910 and 1912?

Edward Tinker · 01-07-2015, 11:28 PM

I moved this to its own thread.

Description would be helpful in addition to pictures

mrerick · 01-08-2015, 12:31 AM

Relieved sear, so 1916 or later if matching...

Ron Wood · 01-08-2015, 01:30 AM

Doesn't look like there is a stock lug, so either it was removed or it predates 1916 and the sear was altered.

ted2barrel · 01-11-2015, 09:50 PM

There is 1920 over 1911 stamped on the barrel. Why would a WWII German officer have a 1911 pistol. Wouldn't that be from WWI.

ted2barrel · 01-11-2015, 10:01 PM

Can anyone provide any information about the second Company of the 19th Regiment?. Where stationed battles fought or where I could get this information?. Is this a Police sear?

DavidJayUden · 01-11-2015, 10:22 PM

Ted:
You are correct about the WW1 vs. WW2 question, but we commonly see WW1 guns with markings taking them up thru the Weimar days and into WW2. That's why we all wish they could talk, because some have seen a lot of history. Your 1920 property marking propelled it into the Weimar days.
The police safety sear is a device added to most Police Lugers, and I'm not seeing it on your gun.
dju

roadkill1 · 01-12-2015, 11:54 AM

Ted:

The Allies closely tracked the battles and German Imperial Army's Order of Battle throughout WWI. Unfortunately, for historians and collectors, the collection process of this kind of information ended with the end of WWI. In 1920, all of this documentation was published and has now allowed us to track the majority of Germany's combat units during WWI generally including which battles their units participated in.

I am unaware of any similar effort undertaken/published of Reichswehr unit related activities during the "Weimar Period." As a result, think you will find it difficult to research/develop any unit type information during this period. If you do find any research data relating to Reichswehr units during the Weimar Period, I am sure that there are some folks on this Forum who will be very interested (and appreciative) of you identifying your source documents.

Ron

01-07-2015, 05:31 PM	#1
ted2barrel User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: MA Posts: 8 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Info on luger Please help I'm new to this forum I'm trying to attach the requested pics. Dad brought it back from Germany Battle of the Bulge time I believe. Like to know as much as I can about it. Was told it was a police luger. Approximate value? Plan on using it as a shooter Numbers match except no number on hold open Wooden bottom mag Attached Thumbnails

01-07-2015, 07:08 PM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	Is there a date over the chamber somewhere between 1910 and 1912? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-07-2015, 11:28 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	I moved this to its own thread. Description would be helpful in addition to pictures __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

01-08-2015, 12:31 AM	#5
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Relieved sear, so 1916 or later if matching... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

01-08-2015, 01:30 AM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	Doesn't look like there is a stock lug, so either it was removed or it predates 1916 and the sear was altered. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-07-2015, 05:56 PM	#2
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,529 Times in 787 Posts	It's not a police gun but was issued to the 2nd company of the 19th Infantry Regiment of the Reichswehr during the Weimar period.

01-11-2015, 09:50 PM	#7
ted2barrel User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: MA Posts: 8 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	There is 1920 over 1911 stamped on the barrel. Why would a WWII German officer have a 1911 pistol. Wouldn't that be from WWI.

01-11-2015, 10:01 PM	#8
ted2barrel User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: MA Posts: 8 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can anyone provide any information about the second Company of the 19th Regiment?. Where stationed battles fought or where I could get this information?. Is this a Police sear?

01-11-2015, 10:22 PM	#9
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Ted: You are correct about the WW1 vs. WW2 question, but we commonly see WW1 guns with markings taking them up thru the Weimar days and into WW2. That's why we all wish they could talk, because some have seen a lot of history. Your 1920 property marking propelled it into the Weimar days. The police safety sear is a device added to most Police Lugers, and I'm not seeing it on your gun. dju

01-12-2015, 11:54 AM	#10
roadkill1 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 127 Thanks: 166 Thanked 129 Times in 63 Posts	Ted: The Allies closely tracked the battles and German Imperial Army's Order of Battle throughout WWI. Unfortunately, for historians and collectors, the collection process of this kind of information ended with the end of WWI. In 1920, all of this documentation was published and has now allowed us to track the majority of Germany's combat units during WWI generally including which battles their units participated in. I am unaware of any similar effort undertaken/published of Reichswehr unit related activities during the "Weimar Period." As a result, think you will find it difficult to research/develop any unit type information during this period. If you do find any research data relating to Reichswehr units during the Weimar Period, I am sure that there are some folks on this Forum who will be very interested (and appreciative) of you identifying your source documents. Ron