Hi Pete
I am in the process of cleaning it up, I always do a top to bottom cleaning, I have found that if the grease has dried, it often hides active rust. I am happy to say only minor pitting under the grips in this case.
No grand discoveries on markings, but I do see an interesting trend on barrel to frame SN numbers that deserves some research. There is a slight chance that it might explain why some of the Siam Lugers appear out of sequence.
Joop has done such a great job on the "V" series, theres not much to add.
I will post a couple of pics of the guns internal markings later in case someone wants to compare.
They included a copy of the original advertisement, listing the serial numbers of the guns Odin imported--if there is an interest I will post also?
1981 doesn't seem all that long ago for me, but its been quite some time after all.
Here is a close up of the property marks.
Translates to 368 ( I think)
Vern
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