Unit markings on grip frame?

gharrod · 06-25-2010, 07:33 PM

Howdy,

This is my first post here. A coupla days ago, my 88 year old Dad gave me his 1917 DWM Luger that was given to him by a cop friend in the 1950's. It's a great-looking pistol with all matching numbers and a great bore. It's my first and probably only Luger, and has the following marks on the forward side of the grip frame near the bottom:

S.D. VI. 577.

Is this a unit number, and if so, what unit was it? TIA!

Schupo · 06-26-2010, 10:30 AM

It is a police unit marking for the Schutzpolizei of Düsseldorf under both the 1922 and 1932 Prussian Police marking instructions. The Roman numeral VI indicates the 6th Schupo command and the Arabic number 577 indicates that your pistol is the 577th luger in inventory of that particular command.

gharrod · 06-26-2010, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the info. I'll bet it could tell some great stories if it could talk!

gharrod · 06-28-2010, 10:36 PM

Here's some pictures:

http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...w.jpg&newest=1

http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...g%26newest%3D1

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alanint · 06-29-2010, 07:37 AM

Yup, it's a police model.

It looks like someone welded over the cut in the receiver for the magazine safety. The work looks old, but you can see the different surface from the weld spot.

06-25-2010, 07:33 PM	#1
gharrod New User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unit markings on grip frame? Howdy, This is my first post here. A coupla days ago, my 88 year old Dad gave me his 1917 DWM Luger that was given to him by a cop friend in the 1950's. It's a great-looking pistol with all matching numbers and a great bore. It's my first and probably only Luger, and has the following marks on the forward side of the grip frame near the bottom: S.D. VI. 577. Is this a unit number, and if so, what unit was it? TIA!

06-26-2010, 10:30 AM	#2
Schupo User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Metro Posts: 206 Thanks: 1 Thanked 102 Times in 47 Posts	It is a police unit marking for the Schutzpolizei of Düsseldorf under both the 1922 and 1932 Prussian Police marking instructions. The Roman numeral VI indicates the 6th Schupo command and the Arabic number 577 indicates that your pistol is the 577th luger in inventory of that particular command. __________________ "You can't please everyone, so you have got to please yourself." Ricky Nelson

06-26-2010, 03:13 PM	#3
gharrod New User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the info. I'll bet it could tell some great stories if it could talk!

06-28-2010, 10:36 PM	#4
gharrod New User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's some pictures: http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...w.jpg&newest=1 http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...g%26newest%3D1 http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...g%26newest%3D1 http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...g%26newest%3D1 http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...g%26newest%3D1 http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...g%26newest%3D1 http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/a...g%26newest%3D1

06-29-2010, 07:37 AM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Yup, it's a police model. It looks like someone welded over the cut in the receiver for the magazine safety. The work looks old, but you can see the different surface from the weld spot.