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Vlim · 02-28-2008, 02:46 PM

Goertz shows a photograph of a 1937 S/42 in his 'Die Pistole 08', this gun, numbered 10000g was at that time in the hands of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess.

The marking directive for the P08, published in 1910, also notes:

'Zur Bezeichnung der Aufeinanderfolge von je 10000 Pistolen werden unter der Mitte der Pistolennummer auf dem Schlosskasten und dem Magazin kleine, lateinische Buchstaben (Schreibschrift) von 2 mm Hohe geschlagen, beim zweiten 10000a mit beginnend und so weiter bis zum Jahresschluss'

'In order to mark the order of every 10000 pistols, under the middle of the pistol (serial) number, on the frame and on the magazine small latin letters (script writing), 2mm high will be punched. the second series starting with 10000a and further until the year's end'

So there is actually a pretty good case for the 1 - 10000 numbering opposed to the more logical 1 - 9999.

02-28-2008, 02:46 PM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Goertz shows a photograph of a 1937 S/42 in his 'Die Pistole 08', this gun, numbered 10000g was at that time in the hands of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. The marking directive for the P08, published in 1910, also notes: 'Zur Bezeichnung der Aufeinanderfolge von je 10000 Pistolen werden unter der Mitte der Pistolennummer auf dem Schlosskasten und dem Magazin kleine, lateinische Buchstaben (Schreibschrift) von 2 mm Hohe geschlagen, beim zweiten 10000a mit beginnend und so weiter bis zum Jahresschluss' 'In order to mark the order of every 10000 pistols, under the middle of the pistol (serial) number, on the frame and on the magazine small latin letters (script writing), 2mm high will be punched. the second series starting with 10000a and further until the year's end' So there is actually a pretty good case for the 1 - 10000 numbering opposed to the more logical 1 - 9999.