Luger Serial Number
If it is a German Lugar then: The information won't come from the serial number. Look at the top of the pistol's barrel as it is pointed away from you. Look at the end closest to you. Do you see a letter, or a four digit number or a two digit number? If you see a 'G' this means it was made in 1935. If it is a 'K' then it was made in 1936.
Luger Identification Form. There are approximately 3,000 known variations of Luger Parabellum Pistols Please answer all questions on this form completely to help identify your particular specimen. Be sure to describe all proof marks as fully and carefully as possible (i.e. Eagle over “N”, Stick Eagle over “B”, etc.). 36 rows This number should be used as a point of reference only. It is not necessarily the very first.
If you see a four digit number, then that is the year it was made. If you see a two-digit number, then it was made in 1941-1944, see number 41, 42 43 or 44, to identify the year. Hope this helps. Checkout web sites, there are experts available on German weapons.
This is a 1913 dated early Imperial Luger manufactured by the Royal Arsenal at Erfurt. The 1913 Chamber date is the year of production by Erfurt, in this case very early in the war. This is a 9mm Parabellum with a 100mm barrel.
Just like it came from the battlefield of WWI. (873) NOTE: Photographs taken today with the high mega-pixel camera show more than we sometimes can see with the human eye. Magnified close-ups show us tool marks and natural surface conditions that one normally doesn't see in the ordinary handling of the weapon. Photographs are copyrighted, all rights reserved, any extraction, reproduction or display of gun pictures without the express consent of the Phoenix Investment Arms is strictly prohibited.
Thank you for your cooperation. Please visit Legal (tabbed) for Conditions of Sale. This 1913 Luger is characterized by the 9mm 4' (100mm) barrel and was built without a hold open and utilized the long sear. The rear sight is 'V' cut fixed and front dovetailed sight and the frame has the stock lug and hold open device. This model still has the long sear which prevented the gun from being cocked when the thumb safety was engaged. This model of the Luger was produced from 1908 until 1911 for the German Military when the model was changed to include the hold open and add the stock lug.
The extractor is marked 'Geladen' (loaded) and the thumb safety is marked 'Gesichert' (safe). On the left is the frame and barrel matching serial numbers. Military Lugers were numbered 1-10000 and then 1a-10000a, 1b-1000b, and so on. To properly identify your Luger always use the full serial number with the alphabet identifier. Magazine on right has one number horizontal, might be the personal expression of the maker or a distraction on the line. The holster is in very good condition with stitching still in the white so this uniform spent its life as the early brown and was never later died. The leather is soft and pliable and the belt loops are firmly affixed along with the closure.
Below you can see the manufacturers cartouche with the 1913 date, a real find for a matching dated gun and holster for a 101 year old Parabellum. The Erfurt's are the most proofed models of Parabellums.
Download free minecraft hack client venomous spiders. There are inspector marks all over the weapon in a variety of crowed stamps. Proof marks are well struck and clearly visible. Oh my friend ringtones bgm download wap. The crown marks with letters are the Erfurt Royal Arsenal and the proof on the left top barrel and side of the receiver is the Erfurt Military Acceptance stamp. On the top right we can see the Crown R/C on the upper left barrel and the Crown proofs on all the minor parts. In the initial contract to save money the German Government decided not to mortise the frame for the hold open spring which they believed saved them costs.