Link to Dwight's contribution over on Jan Still's gun boards :
http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp...ms=double+date
Dwight,
Towards the bottom of this other discussion topic, Charlie Wagner posted up photos of a LP-08 with the 1917/20 chamber stamping.
http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp...ms=double+date
(Based on the unique dent on the left side of the wooden grip and the fact that this gun which opened the discussion thread and the gun Charlie had posted photos BOTH have "49" as their last 2-digits...my guess is that it is the same LP-08. The dent in the metal of the left side panel is the same as well.)
Close-up of the dent in the wood on Cliff's gun :
Close-up of the dent in the wood on Charlie's gun :