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bill m · 09-04-2001, 11:50 PM

Hi,

What I have heard about these last 100 guns was that they were called the second delivery. The first was 900 and the second was 100. It was always thought that these 1000 test pieces were consectutively numbered, but now some are disputing this. What I have heard, and was told, as I have 7735, which is one of these so called second delivery pieces, is that ONLY the test guns were not marked Germany, had no proofs, and had the last two digits on the left side of the takedown lever on the flat outside part, not on the right round, or left underside. I have spoken to quite a few collectors that told me that ONLY the test pieces had no Germany and when you saw on without Germany around these serial number, it was probably a test piece. I think there is a couple higher than mine, 7735, in the high 7000 range and possibly even on in the real low 8000 range. Personally, I think they are a test piece, but there are a lot of collectors that do not agree.

09-04-2001, 11:50 PM	#3
bill m User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1900 Luger Hi, What I have heard about these last 100 guns was that they were called the second delivery. The first was 900 and the second was 100. It was always thought that these 1000 test pieces were consectutively numbered, but now some are disputing this. What I have heard, and was told, as I have 7735, which is one of these so called second delivery pieces, is that ONLY the test guns were not marked Germany, had no proofs, and had the last two digits on the left side of the takedown lever on the flat outside part, not on the right round, or left underside. I have spoken to quite a few collectors that told me that ONLY the test pieces had no Germany and when you saw on without Germany around these serial number, it was probably a test piece. I think there is a couple higher than mine, 7735, in the high 7000 range and possibly even on in the real low 8000 range. Personally, I think they are a test piece, but there are a lot of collectors that do not agree.