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Old 12-31-2015, 08:41 AM
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Default Luger - 1941 Mauser Banner Police "Eagle L" - 9mm

Here it is the last day of the year. This morning there was a thread about Lugers, and it made me think of one I have that I might share. It is somewhat rare and nice to look at. It's a 1941 Mauser Banner Police "Eagle L" - 9mm and remains in excellent condition.

These police Lugers have some interesting features, including the sear blocking mechanism not found on military Lugers. It's the little dog-legged flat spring riveted to the left side of the receiver that extends over the sideplate. It blocks the sear when the pistol is disassembled; thus preventing it from being fired. Did you know that a Luger top assembly will fire even when removed from the bottom frame?


















































































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Nice large date Mauser Banner Police. These can be found dated 1938,1939,1940,1941,1942, or just 41 or 42. Police stamps used were E/C,E/F,E/K and E/L with commercial proofs of either Crown/U or Eagle/N. These Police Banner Lugers can generally be found in excellent condition and production was very low and only in the v,w,x and y suffix ranges. That's only 40K and you have to remember that Mauser was also producing Lugers for commercial and foreign sales out of this same range.
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That's gorgeous. Think I'll get my 1916 DWM out and give it it's yearly cleaning and oiling. No other pistol out there sits in your hand quite like a Luger.
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Very nice and matching mag too !
I have a 1938 Mauser Military Luger that came with a brown Gbf marked holster date stamped 1941,
Appears military holsters had a different fastener than the police holsters ?
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Very nice and matching mag too !
I have a 1938 Mauser Military Luger that came with a brown Gbf marked holster date stamped 1941,
Appears military holsters had a different fastener than the police holsters ?
Police holsters used strap and stud and military were strap and buckle. Police and military acceptance stamps are different as well.
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Super nice and a treasure to own. Lugers especially in this fine condition are commanding big prices today.
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Awesome pic's, thanks for sharing. Beautiful Luger!!
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