Low vs. High Serial Numbers?

Johnny Peppers · 06-28-2001, 12:09 PM

This would depend upon whether the Luger was a commercial or military. A low number commercial Luger would have considerably more value than a higher number commercial with all other things being equal. I suppose if someone attached added value to a low number on a military Luger, that would be their preferance. A low number on a commercial Luger until the letter suffix was initiated indicates that the pistol is actually of early manufacture. As the military serial numbers started over each time the serial number reached 9999, a low number has nothing to do with when it was actually manufactured. For a given year, a pistol with serial number 9999 would actually be a lower serial number than 99a. The pistol with 99a would just have fewer digits. Just my particular preference, but if the 9999 pistol was 98% original finish and the 99a was 95% original, I would take the 9999.

06-28-2001, 12:09 PM	#3
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Low vs. High Serial Numbers? This would depend upon whether the Luger was a commercial or military. A low number commercial Luger would have considerably more value than a higher number commercial with all other things being equal. I suppose if someone attached added value to a low number on a military Luger, that would be their preferance. A low number on a commercial Luger until the letter suffix was initiated indicates that the pistol is actually of early manufacture. As the military serial numbers started over each time the serial number reached 9999, a low number has nothing to do with when it was actually manufactured. For a given year, a pistol with serial number 9999 would actually be a lower serial number than 99a. The pistol with 99a would just have fewer digits. Just my particular preference, but if the 9999 pistol was 98% original finish and the 99a was 95% original, I would take the 9999.