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MOst of the early lugers were modified to have a hold open latch but your 1910 began life without a hold open. It also did not have a stock lug as you note and if you look at the sear bar, it may have a long extension surface that was trimmed back on many lugers after 1916. The nonemclature "3rd issue" describes a 1910-1913 luger that has an added hold open, shortened sear bar, and one other modification I am not sure of. Yours sounds like a "1st issue" but only removal of the cannon (luger top half) to reveal the hold open area can confirm this. Sometimes, it is due to a worn magazine.


Congratulations on a nice early luger. I won an auction through Sterling of Tennessee when I first entered luger collecting. Dated 1910 and s/n 4851b, I never received the notice to pay and my contact to the auction house was not returned. I have been wondering what the auctioneer did with that luger ever since. Needless to say, I don't fool with that outfit any more.