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Alan1 · 09-17-2020, 03:40 AM

I have been looking for a forum like this for a while and hope members will share their knowledge with me. Up to know I have scouring the internet and Wikipedia.

For a start, I have a 1936 Luger with S/42 stamped on it in place of the normal DWM. From what I have been able to find out, it sounds like this Luger was manufactured by Mauser.
It came with a holster, but I have not been able to ascertain if the holster is original or not

kurusu · 09-17-2020, 06:35 AM

That looks like a Portuguese m/961 Holster for the Walther P.38.

Or a German post war P.38 holster. They are very similar.

Piet · 09-17-2020, 09:19 AM

Welcome Alan.
Hope you will find the forum informative.
Good looking Luger!

mrerick · 09-17-2020, 10:35 AM

Welcome to the forum. Mauser made your Luger in 1936 at their factory in Oberndorf am Neckar, Wurttemburg, Germany. DWM's Luger manufacturing operations were moved there from Charlottenburg in about 1930. At that point, "S/42" was Mauser's concealment code, assigned by the government for military contracts.

Welcome to the forum. You'll probably enjoy a copy of our forum's FAQ document. It is a great reference and has decades of accumulated Luger forum knowledge.

Just follow the "FAQ" link at the top of every forum page and download the PDF.

Alan1 · 09-17-2020, 02:03 PM

Thank you for the replies.
Still trying to find my way around the forum, will definitely look at the FAQs

Interesting that the holster could be for a P38.

The other point that has confused me is the magazines.
I have 2 magazines, one with an aluminium bottom and the other with a bakelite bottom.
Neither have numbers on them

kurusu · 09-17-2020, 03:37 PM

The aluminium bottom one as in picture is the correct for your pistol(even if should be numbered). The bakelite bottom fxo appeared in 1941(they are not numbered).

As for the holster. I think it is German, not Portuguese.

Portuguese P.38 holster:

German post war P.38(P.1) holster:

Piet · 09-18-2020, 03:29 PM

[QUOTE=kurusu;333599]The aluminium bottom one as in picture is the correct for your pistol(even if should be numbered). The bakelite bottom fxo appeared in 1941(they are not numbered).

I missed the photo of the magazine?

kurusu · 09-18-2020, 04:46 PM

[QUOTE=Piet;333634]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurusu

The aluminium bottom one as in picture is the correct for your pistol(even if should be numbered). The bakelite bottom fxo appeared in 1941(they are not numbered).

I missed the photo of the magazine?

It's in the OP pistol.

Piet · 09-18-2020, 06:30 PM

OK!!!

Alan1 · 09-18-2020, 08:12 AM

Thank you Kurusu, very interesting

09-17-2020, 03:40 AM	#1
Alan1 User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Bela-Bela, South Africa Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 7 Posts	New Member I have been looking for a forum like this for a while and hope members will share their knowledge with me. Up to know I have scouring the internet and Wikipedia. For a start, I have a 1936 Luger with S/42 stamped on it in place of the normal DWM. From what I have been able to find out, it sounds like this Luger was manufactured by Mauser. It came with a holster, but I have not been able to ascertain if the holster is original or not Attached Thumbnails

09-17-2020, 10:35 AM	#4
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	Welcome to the forum. Mauser made your Luger in 1936 at their factory in Oberndorf am Neckar, Wurttemburg, Germany. DWM's Luger manufacturing operations were moved there from Charlottenburg in about 1930. At that point, "S/42" was Mauser's concealment code, assigned by the government for military contracts. Welcome to the forum. You'll probably enjoy a copy of our forum's FAQ document. It is a great reference and has decades of accumulated Luger forum knowledge. Just follow the "FAQ" link at the top of every forum page and download the PDF. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

09-17-2020, 03:37 PM	#6
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	The aluminium bottom one as in picture is the correct for your pistol(even if should be numbered). The bakelite bottom fxo appeared in 1941(they are not numbered). As for the holster. I think it is German, not Portuguese. Portuguese P.38 holster: German post war P.38(P.1) holster: Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

09-17-2020, 06:35 AM	#2
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	That looks like a Portuguese m/961 Holster for the Walther P.38. Or a German post war P.38 holster. They are very similar.

09-17-2020, 09:19 AM	#3
Piet User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 143 Thanks: 155 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts	Welcome Alan. Hope you will find the forum informative. Good looking Luger!

09-17-2020, 02:03 PM	#5
Alan1 User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Bela-Bela, South Africa Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 7 Posts	Thank you for the replies. Still trying to find my way around the forum, will definitely look at the FAQs Interesting that the holster could be for a P38. The other point that has confused me is the magazines. I have 2 magazines, one with an aluminium bottom and the other with a bakelite bottom. Neither have numbers on them

09-18-2020, 03:29 PM	#7
Piet User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 143 Thanks: 155 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts	[QUOTE=kurusu;333599]The aluminium bottom one as in picture is the correct for your pistol(even if should be numbered). The bakelite bottom fxo appeared in 1941(they are not numbered). I missed the photo of the magazine?

09-18-2020, 06:30 PM	#9
Piet User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 143 Thanks: 155 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts	OK!!!

09-18-2020, 08:12 AM	#10
Alan1 User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Bela-Bela, South Africa Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 7 Posts	Thank you Kurusu, very interesting