1939 Banner w/Army proofs

gunbugs · 10-25-2021, 01:49 AM

Recently acquired this one. Appears legit. All the small parts match, including the grips, FP. etc. Nothing appears altered or faked. Looked through Still's 3rd Reich Lugers, Hallock and van de Kant's Mauser Lugers, and Ed's Police Lugers, and can't really find a solid reference to this particular variation. Goertz and Sturgess only state that about 8,000 P-08's are in the 1939 "Z" block. So, here I submit it for your consideration. http://forum.lugerforum.com/ahttp://...1&d=1635136610 http://forum.lugerforum.com/attachme...1&d=1635137230

mrerick · 10-25-2021, 10:42 AM

Doug,

I have a Mauser Banner Luger with a '42' date receiver in the "g" block that has full military contract acceptance marks.

I submitted this to the forum when Joop was still with us, and his opinion was that it left the factory that way. Perhaps, toward the end, the factory was using whatever parts they had available in order to fulfil the military contracts, and the banner rather than concealment code toggle pistols were being accepted by the government.

Marc

10-25-2021, 01:49 AM	#1
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 659 Thanks: 365 Thanked 1,178 Times in 394 Posts	1939 Banner w/Army proofs Recently acquired this one. Appears legit. All the small parts match, including the grips, FP. etc. Nothing appears altered or faked. Looked through Still's 3rd Reich Lugers, Hallock and van de Kant's Mauser Lugers, and Ed's Police Lugers, and can't really find a solid reference to this particular variation. Goertz and Sturgess only state that about 8,000 P-08's are in the 1939 "Z" block. So, here I submit it for your consideration. http://forum.lugerforum.com/ahttp://...1&d=1635136610 http://forum.lugerforum.com/attachme...1&d=1635137230 Attached Thumbnails

10-25-2021, 10:42 AM	#2
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	Doug, I have a Mauser Banner Luger with a '42' date receiver in the "g" block that has full military contract acceptance marks. I submitted this to the forum when Joop was still with us, and his opinion was that it left the factory that way. Perhaps, toward the end, the factory was using whatever parts they had available in order to fulfil the military contracts, and the banner rather than concealment code toggle pistols were being accepted by the government. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.