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Luger pistol producers

- Who produced Luger pistols- German Map with locations

Erfurt Lugers - Historic details

- The arsenal's origin- The production strategy- From Erfurt to ERMA- Detailed production board

Markings on Erfurt Lugers

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- Three types of crowns can be found- A host of various control stamps- The Crowned RC, standing for "Revisions Commission"- A Crowned P marking- Unit markings are also found

An Erfurt Luger back from East Germany

- An ERFURT Luger that had a very long service life- The pistol was drafted into service in East Germany- The pistol was modified during the thirties- New proof markings were applied- A unit marking which relates to the Düsseldorf Police- The police administrative district codes

The Royal Spandau Arsenal

- Initially, Spandau was a fortress- DWM Lugers were checked by Spandau inspectors- Lugers whose toggle was struck with a Spandau crowned logo- The so-called "production" is estimated at about 200 pistols- If all of these pieces are not fakes ...

The Vickers Lugers

- Vickers & Co.which was founded at Sheffield (England) in 1823- An activity, oriented toward war battleship building- Vickers was to handle a Dutch contract for Luger pistols- These Lugers were proofed under English law- The English firearms regulation

The Simson Lugers

- The firm SIMSON & Co, Waffenfabrik , Suhl, Thuringia- Simson acquired the ERFURT arsenal machinery- The rework of the pistols still available in remaining inventories- Simson Lugers were very similar to ERFURT's- The Simson markings- A total Luger production estimated at around 25,000 pistols- The "Simson & Co" marking replaced by a single "S"- In 1934, the firm was dismantled by the Nazis

Krieghoff Lugers - Historic details

- In 1886, Ludwig Krieghoff founded a sporting guns factory- Ludwig had two sons named Ludwig Jr. and Heinrich- The "HEINRICH KRIEGHOFF WAFFENFABRIK"- Among its military oriented projects was a semi-automatic rifle- The H. Krieghoff company commercialized DWM Lugers- The rear face of the frame struck "KRIEGHOFF SUHL"- An order of 10,000 Luger pistols for the "Luftwaffe"- Luger production means were tooled by the firm's engineers- Only Krieghoff Lugers bear "Luftwaffe" acceptance markings- A small quantity of Lugers sold on the commercial market- Today the firm KRIEGHOFF is based at ULM

Krieghoff Lugers - Military production

- It only represents a total of some 13,825 pieces- The "G" and "S" chamber codes- Military production figures detailed by serial ranges- The original contract of 10,000 pieces- The 1940 production- The complementary 1940 - 1944 production- The last delivery of 1944 - 45




Krieghoff Lugers - Commercial production

- A capital "P" prefix letter along with the serial number- Commercial production figures detailed by serial ranges- Production figures detailed by serial ranges- The first group, from P1 to P999- The second group includes some fifty pistols- The last group begins with serial number P1060 until P1280- When the Krieghoff's plant was "liberated" by the US troops- The Krieghoff made Lugers are easily identified- A "fzs" code was given to Krieghoff

Krieghoff Military Production Markings

- The inspectors were accredited by the "Luftwaffe"- The inspection process covered two stages- The problem of incorrect headspace- A four or five pointed star rejection mark- Aside from the "Luftwaffe" acceptance markings- The still mysterious "Kü" Lugers- The LA or ZA or LZA marking

Mauser - Historic details

- The Mauser legacy began in the modest circumstances- The brothers, Paul and Wilhelm Mauser- Their rifle officially adopted as the "Infanteriegewehr Modell 1871"- The Mauser brothers founded their first factory, in 1872- Around 1875, the Mauser company began to develop a revolver- The semi-automatic pistol had appeared on the scene- The pistol was called the "C96"- The 1907-1914 era : A growing interest for small caliber pistols- On May 30, 1922, the company's name was changed- In 1932, a new model, sometimes called the "712", was launched- In 1937, a new model appeared : The Hsc

Mauser Lugers - Commercial production

- During the years 1930 through 1934- The serial suffix letters : "s"," t" and "u"- An order by the firm A. F. Stoeger, of New York- Stoeger sole agent for DWM's after Hans Tauscher had left- The Jewish firm "ELECTRIC COMPANY OF ISRAEL"- The major part of the production delivered to German Police- Dates codes like "K"(1934), "G" (1935)- Commercial production figures by serial ranges and customers

Mauser Lugers - Commercial Foreign Contracts

- The Portuguese Lugers- The Latvian Lugers- The Dutch Lugers- The Siamese Lugers- The Swedish Lugers- The Turkish Lugers- The Persian Lugers- Commercial Lugers 1934/06

Mauser Military Lugers

- Military production figures by serial ranges and markings- The Lugers S/42 (K)- The Lugers S/42 (G)- The Lugers S/42 (1936 - 1939)- The Lugers 42 (1939-1940)




- The last variations "byf" 41 and 42

The Last Mauser Lugers

- The last -1942- Mauser Luger- The Luger "byf / 42" serial nummer 3061n- An entwined "RW" marking- Recent Mauser production

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