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Dwight Gruber · 03-21-2008, 03:03 PM

Barry,

Davis's book is full of misinformation, and cannot be relied upon for diagnostic use. See this link: http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ghlight=aarron

The Alphabet Commercial Luger ("1920 Commercial") will not be found with a serial number "on the receiver" (presuming the left receiver here) in its original configuration. A gun which has been taken into Police service may have its serial number stamped there, it would be done by the police arsenal.

Pre-WWI commercial Lugers generally have the last two digits of their serial number stamped on the recoil lug on the bottom of the receiver; sometimes this is accompanied by the previous one or two numbers stamped immediately in front of it. After the war this practice was abandoned.

--Dwight

03-21-2008, 03:03 PM	#9
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Barry, Davis's book is full of misinformation, and cannot be relied upon for diagnostic use. See this link: http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ghlight=aarron The Alphabet Commercial Luger ("1920 Commercial") will not be found with a serial number "on the receiver" (presuming the left receiver here) in its original configuration. A gun which has been taken into Police service may have its serial number stamped there, it would be done by the police arsenal. Pre-WWI commercial Lugers generally have the last two digits of their serial number stamped on the recoil lug on the bottom of the receiver; sometimes this is accompanied by the previous one or two numbers stamped immediately in front of it. After the war this practice was abandoned. --Dwight