Originally Posted by Weimar

Cyrano, I agree with you for the later Mausers (being marked civilian), I would have to look in Police Lugers to see at what point the police quit ordering their own, previously to that orders were put through the army (mostly) so you will see army acceptance marked and then police markings. The later and especially Mauser marked toggles (not S/42, byf or 42) were designed for the commercial market which means officers, police and in some events civilians in the proper authorized situations they could order.