Description

A fine Third Reich deactivated new spec. Luger S42 made in 1938 and manufactured by the Mauser Factory with all the marks and stamps intact.

On the top of the firing mechanism and body is stamped: "1938" "14" "S/42" "14".

On the right hand side are three waffen stamps, 2 on the frame and one on the barrel.

On the left hand side of the pistol's body is stamped the serial no "7814", the suffix "14" is repeated in numerous places on other parts.

On the magazine is manually etched a serial number of "7697", this is the only mark on the magazine.

The deactivation certificate is dated 07/11/2012.

~ Dimensions ~

The barrel length is 9.5 cm (3.74 in) and the overall length is 22.2 cm (8.74 in).

The weight is 871 grams (1.92 lbs).

~ Condition ~

The pistol is in excellent condition with almost no signs of wear. It cocks and dry fires.

~ Postage ~

UK postage is £9 or the Luger can be collected from our shop in Portsmouth Historic Dockard.

~ History ~

The Pistole Parabellum 1908 or Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum)—popularly, but incorrectly, known as the Luger—is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The design was patented by Georg J. Luger in 1898 and produced by German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) starting in 1900; it was an evolution of the 1893 Hugo Borchardt–designed C-93. The first Parabellum pistol was adopted by the Swiss army in May 1900. In German Army service, it was succeeded and partly replaced by the Walther P38 in caliber 9mm Parabellum.

The Luger is well known from its use by Germans during World War I and World War II, along with the interwar Weimar Republic and the post war East German Volkspolizei.

In 1908 the German Army adopted the Luger to replace the Reichsrevolver in front-line service. The Pistole 08 (or P.08) had a 100 mm barrel and was chambered in 9×19 mm Parabellum. The P.08 was the usual side arm for German Army personnel in both world wars, though it was being replaced by the Walther P38 starting in 1938. In 1930, Mauser took over manufacture of the P.08 (until 1943). (trade)

~ General Information ~

Contact Details

Address: Antiques Storehouse,
Storehouse 9,
Main Road,
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard,
Portsmouth,
Hampshire.
PO1 3PX.
United Kingdom.
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