Mauser's Rear Frame "Bump"...?

I have always found it a bit odd, but always heard this growing up. I am guessing this is one of those things passed down from one collector to the next, that revealing your serial number can lead to fakery, stealing, getting you into trouble with the law etc.


I have a bit of trouble understanding, although it is a little bell in the back of my mind that you shouldn't release this type of info.


1. I don't have a Luger worth faking.

2. I really believe that a tracking of your serial number, where you got it from etc., will keep you out of trouble. If yours is a stolen gun, then so be it. But, that is why I have Luger books that say, the entire serial number of Luger is; 4 inch, 7401 d, with 1935 on the barrel, Spandau, blah, blah


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