1939 Mauser S/42 Police Variation Luger

1939 Mauser S/42 Police PENDING

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This is a 1939 Chamber dated Mauser Banner built for the German Wehrmacht. This Parabellum is 9mm with a 4" (100mm) barrel that is proofed and serial numbered to the gun. Serial number placement is in the military ("exposed") style. The thumb safety is marked "Gesichert" and extractor "Geladen." This example has all matching numbers. (926)

These Lugers were manufactured by Mauser-Werke in Oberndorf. The S/42 code was being phased out in 1939 and only a couple of months production reflected this code. In addition in April 1939 the new style Eagle over the Swastika replaced the mid-style army acceptance stamp. Therefore this gun was made in very early 1939 utilizing the deep hot salt blue finish and no strawing.

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This is an all matching Luger with walnut grips that are inspector proofed and serial numbered to the gun. The rear of the receiver has the characteristic Mauser "hump" and the rear main axel pin is serial numbered to the gun. The magazine is a type II but is not police marked anywhere on the gun. It may have been made for the police but not issued to a police battalion.

Lower Right: The far right proof, the drooped wing eagle is the mid-test army acceptance stamp on both the receiver and the barrel. In April 1939 this was changed to the Eagle over swastika while the code 42 was phased in to replace the S/42.

It is entirely subjective to give any Luger a rating of excellent or fine, just as it is to declare it xx% blued or strawed. Few Lugers are out of the box new and these are premium priced. Bluing percentages is like Beauty, in the eye of the beholder. We strive to provide pictures so you can judge for yourself if the gun meets your criteria.

Sear Safety:

During the 1920's it was determined by German Police authorities that one could remove the side plate with the gun loaded, thereby exposing the sear, and by then pressing on the sear discharge the gun. Patented in July of 1929 by Ludwig Schiwy of Berlin. [The P-08 is designed with the firing mechanism on the side and not behind or on top as most automatic pistols.]

The Sear Safety consist of a spring bar riveted to the top left side of the receiver. (Seen over the sear bar lever). This bar has a vertical pin which is directly over a hole drilled in the sear bar assembly which when the side plate is removed falls into place preventing the sear bar from moving.

Therefore you can remove the side plate while loaded (never recommended) and the sear safety should save you from an accidental discharge. This was limited to guns issued to police battalions.

From the limited number of 1939 S/42 Lugers production records indicate only 550 guns were made with the sear safety for police issue. Therefore this minty police model of the 1939 S/42 Mauser is one of 550 Parabellums.





See Jan Still Volume III, *Third Reich Lugers,* Page 62,63 for descriptions of the Police Variation of the 1939 Mauser. Most police variations bear the Mauser Banner so these were probably ordered by the Wehrmacht for the occupation police units. Between 1939 and 1945, the Ordnungspolizei also maintained separate military formations, independent of the main police offices within Germany. The first such formations were the Police Battalions, established for law enforcement in occupied territories and anti-partisan duties. The Police Battalions were under the authority of local SS and Police Leaders and were used, more often than not, as security forces patrolling the occupied areas of Poland. The Police Battalions were also one of the two primary sources from which the *Einsatzgruppen* drew personnel in accordance with manpower needs (the other being the Waffen-SS).

This absolutely minty Mauser 1939 dated S/42 with the mid-test army acceptance and police variation is a very difficult Luger for the Mauser collector to obtain. For more pictures or information email josef@phoenixinvestmentarms.com This Luger is offered for $3,795.00 over-the-counter.

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