Frank Manders Question...

MauserLugers · 03-21-2005, 10:23 AM

Pete,
It is commonly thought that 1940 is the date that the switch from Crown U to Eagle N took place. In Jan Still's book "Third Reich Lugers" he has a chart which breaks this down on page 138 and 139 and shows no Eagle N's in the "V" block.

Not being a Swiss collector I do not know the different Swiss variations, or what is correct on these, but a gun with a serial number of 3721v is a fairly early gun in the "v" block which I would assume should have Crown U markings. Guess you'll have to do more research on this, but it doesn't sound correct to me, but then again, I'm not a Swiss collector. -- Bill

03-21-2005, 10:23 AM	#3
MauserLugers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Philipsburg, Montana 59858 Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Pete, It is commonly thought that 1940 is the date that the switch from Crown U to Eagle N took place. In Jan Still's book "Third Reich Lugers" he has a chart which breaks this down on page 138 and 139 and shows no Eagle N's in the "V" block. Not being a Swiss collector I do not know the different Swiss variations, or what is correct on these, but a gun with a serial number of 3721v is a fairly early gun in the "v" block which I would assume should have Crown U markings. Guess you'll have to do more research on this, but it doesn't sound correct to me, but then again, I'm not a Swiss collector. -- Bill