Pepe
I see youâ??re not completely satisfied with the explanation of your Luger. I will try to put your heart to ease. The collectors on this forum are most likely correct about your gun in that it is a Portuguese Army gun but letâ??s make sure.
Barrel measurement is tricky to new collectors is yours 100 or 120 mm? It should be measured from breach to muzzle and be 100 for a Navy and 120 for an Army.
From your pictures your gun appears to have the 120 barrel. Please confirm?
Caliber is very important is your gun 7.65 or 9mm?
Your sight configuration is also that of an army gun as well.
Both the Army and Navy used short frames but there is a difference between the two, your gun has a type IV frame common to army guns, Navy guns used type V
Your serial number is not completely lost; you mentioned 62 being on several parts this may be the last two digits of your original number. You might gain more of the number by looking closely on the bottom of the top receiver near the lug. (This is a guess)
I need help here from the other collectors as I have not tracked this in army Lugers closely enough to know if this holds true. It is true on Portuguese Navy guns.
Many M2 Armyâ??s have the last two digits of the serial number stamped on the â??bottomâ? of their sear bars. This is the part on the left side of the gun that moves when you pull the trigger, if 62 is stamped there your gun is almost surly an army gun. Navy guns are not stamped here.
I hope this helps you understand your gun better, please let me know about the sear bar as I am interested in this feature and collecting data.
Below is the frame information I was talking about, this was cut from Ron Woods article great reading if you have time.
Vern
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