G date Questions???

[mrerick]

Hi Paul, You have a very nice "G" Date Luger.

It's most likely that your magazine base has been scrubbed of the numeric digits. The round radius along the right edge of the base shows this. It was done rather well.

The straw looks remarkably full for a pistol of this age.

Could we see a sharp closeup of the barrel serial number taken in natural light? This pistol was rust blued at the factory, and the barrel serial number was stamped after bluing. It should show lightened areas around the stamped digits called "halos". The lack of halos would indicate refinishing or a restoration.

The quality of the work and the initial presence of an incorrect matching numbered magazine would indicate to me that it was redone by someone with great skill. It's possible that only some "problem" or highly visible areas were freshened up and redone.

If it was sold to you as all original, that would be a problem. If it was sold at a reblue price it would be fine.

Is there a number stamped inside the trigger plate? If so, what is it?

Marc