SOLD - Rare Mauser Luger - Ku Marked

Description

12/16/22 - - This is an original example of the very well known and highly sought after Luftwaffe Inspected Ku marked Luger. This is one of the approx 5,000 that were produced with the Ku suffix, and one of only 2,700 that were produced with '41 date on chamber and 'byf' code on toggle. The pistol is completely matching throughout, including the grips which properly have the full four-digit serial stamped inside. The magazine is numbered and matching to the pistol, and the font is that of the "Ku style", but it still may be force matched. Barrel and receiver are Luftwaffe eagle marked. The finish on the gun rates at about 80%. The bluing is still nice overall but the pistol unfortunately has notable pitting in many areas. Three Luftwaffe inspection stamps and the use of replacement parts and a blue finish that was not as well done as Mauser production are all the classic signs of the Ku luger. There has been more speculation about the origin and circumstances surrounding these Lugers than any other WW2 Variant Luger. The prevailing theory is that they were assembled in very early 1943 for the Luftwaffe out of leftover Mauser parts by an unknown contractor that the code Ku stands for. This has been assumed to be the firm of Adolph Kurschner – Metalwaffenfabrik in Bavaria, but this may never be definitively verified.