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LOT 3471
Very Scarce World War II Era German Kriegsmarine “N” Property Marked Mauser “1938” Date “S/42”
Code Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol with 1938 Dated Kriegsmarine Marked Holster - Serial no. 881m, 9
mm Luger Auto cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 1938 as one of roughly 2,400
“1938” dated “S/42” code Luger semi-automatic pistols procured by the German Kriegsmarine
(Navy). Features fixed serrated blade front and toggle notch rear sights, “1938” date on top of
the chamber, “S/42” code on the front toggle link, “eagle/63” proofs on the barrel and extension,
along with droop wing “eagle” firing proofs on the barrel, extension, and breech block.
Matching visible serial numbers on the frame barrel and extension, with matching “81” partials
on the takedown lever, trigger, side plate, both toggle links, breech block, extractor, and breech
block catch. The back strap bears a “N/2805” Kriegsmarine property marking. Fitted with a pair
of un-numbered checkered walnut grips and a nickel plated magazine with non-matching
“N2106/X” Kriegsmarine property marked hardwood base. Includes a “LEDERWARENWERK/
CURT VOGEL/GOTTBUS” manufacturer marked, “1938” dated, “eagle/swastika/WaA100” and
“eagle/swastika/M” Kriegsmarine proofed black leather flap holster, takedown tool, and an
extra blued magazine with non-matching “N2110” Kriegsmarine property marked
hardwood base.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 90% plus original blue finish with some minor holster-
pattern edge wear, some minor cycling wear, plum coloration on the extractor, some
limited thinning with some slight brown patina visible on the grip straps, minor
handling marks, and crisp markings. The grips are exceptionally fine with some minor
handling marks in the otherwise crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The holster
is fine with supple leather and clear stamps. Overall a very attractive example of a
Kriegsmarine property marked Mauser “1938” date “S/42” code Luger pistol!
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 3470
Desirable Pre-World War II “S” Code
Krieghoff Semi-Automatic Luger Pistol
Rig with Two Matching Magazines,
Krieghoff Proofed Holster and Service
Belt - Serial no. 3261, 9 mm Luger cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue/straw finish, brown plastic
checkered grips. This is a solid representative example of a mid-production, pre-WWII
Krieghoff “S” code Luger as manufactured in limited quantities for the Luftwaffe. This Luger
is marked with the early “S” code over the chamber which was the secret code indicating
manufacture in 1936. There were only about 4,000 “S” code Lugers produced during this year of
manufacture. The specific pistol is a mid-production model with serial number “3261” that still retains
the “S” code marking. It has the regular features such as the C-1 die marked toggle that
has the “H” Krieghoff Anchor “K” with “KRIEGHOFF/SUHL” marked below that. The left
point of the anchor nearly touches the letter “H” and the word “SUHL” is slightly
off-set so that the “I” in Krieghoff is slightly ahead of the letter “S” in SUHL with the
flat bottom on the letter “U”. The right side of the barrel extension is marked with the
early “LWaA” 1st-stage 1 early Luftwaffe acceptance proof followed by the Luftwaffe
test proof and small “eagle/2” proof. The underside of the barrel is marked with only
with the bore diameter and the early “eagle/2” acceptance proof. It has the typical
military style serial number placement with the full serial
number on the front frame and the left side of the barrel
extension with the last two digits on the backside of
the side plate, front and rear toggle assembly, trigger,
and take down lever. The pistol is fitted with a set of
original Krieghoff brown checkered plastic grips as
manufactured by the Ritzmann firm. These grips are
identified by their small fine checkered pattern with
the smooth border around the edge of each grip panel. The back side of each grip panel has the correct mold numbers that consist
of a small circled “HRS” for the Herman Ritzmann & Sohne company and number “8964” impressed into the plastic. The pistol is complete
with two mid-production Krieghoff magazines that have the nickel plated magazine body with cast aluminum bases, with “HAENEL
SCHMEISSER PATENT” on the right side of each magazine body. Both are correctly numbered “3261” on the bottom of the bases and both have a
single “eagle/2” proof only backwards above the serial number. These Lugers have the distinctive Krieghoff high polish blue finish with the straw colored small parts. This Luger is complete with an early
unmarked commercial military style black holster that has a single “eagle/2” proofmark on the inside against the back part of the holster, a takedown tool numbered “2911”, aluminum “GOTT MIT UNS”
belt buckle with traces of a hand-scratched marking on the back, and a black leather Kurt Seidel service belt with “1938” near the hook and a faint hand marking partially reading “Uffz. S” behind the
tongue; Unteroffizer S is unidentified, but may have been the German trooper who was originally issued the belt.
CONDITION: Excellent with 90% plus of the original blue finish with wear, thinning and browning on the front and rear grip straps, and wear and blue loss on the edges and high spots overall such as the
side plate hump, the front edges of the frame rails and the sides of the front sight base/barrel band. The smaller parts retain 75% of their original straw colors. The grips are also excellent showing only
minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent. The holster is fine with some minor light scuffs in a few places and tight stitching, and the belt and buckle show wear appropriate to age and field use. A
very nice mid-production “S” code Krieghoff Luger rig with two matching magazines.
Estimate: 10,000 - 14,000