To my recollection the magazines were wood base, not numbered, but there were polished metal inserts in the sides.
Was this gun military,or commercial? This can be determined by either a Swiss crosss and a cross-over-M stamped on the left receiver (military) or a crown-over-B and a crown-over-U on the left receiver (Commercial). If it is commercial, would it be possible to know the full serial number for the DWM Commercial pistol database I am keeping?
A three-digit 1900 Swiss Luger is a very early Luger, a valuable and significant piece. This brings another question about the magazine. Have you tried to insert a standard Luger magazine, and if so, did it fit? Some of the earliest Lugers were made for a magazine with a very flat follower button. The magazine well in this case is manufactured in such a way that a standard Luger magazine cannot be inserted.
For all of our interest, can you post photographs? The holster would also be of interest.
--Dwight
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