Hello Jerry,
In view of the fact that the serial numbers on the Persian Lugers are in Arabic, it is necessary to read the serial number from right to left (backwards).
Big Norm, I am afraid to inform you (and many other collectors including myself who own a Persian LP-08 rig) that the rig (stock/holster/straps/magazine pouch) are replicas that were made in Pakistan before they were offered for sale by a British dealer. The smell of the leather is pungent (smells like goat skin) and the quality of the rigs (including the stitching) is sub-standard as compared to German stitching. When you compare a Persian rig with an Imperial rig, why should the quality be different when Germany was not at war in the early 1930's when they had received a contract with Persia? If we carefully examine the standard of quality and workmanship that was produced at the Mauser factory before WWII, this ****ty type of stock/holster rig (the stock is not even walnut wood) would have never been allowed to be added on a LP-08 Luger made at the Mauser factory and sold to a foreign country. All firearms made by the Mauser factory were of the highest quality and the Persian Luger is no exception. I would like to give credit to George Anderson who pointed out this information to me and I totally agree with his opinion. I have yet to examine a Persian LP-08 rig which is absolutely complete and correct and not even one with the magazine pouch containing spare magazines (with the same matching number).
I must admit that we collectors learn new information/knowledge everyday and it is also necessary to learn about the heritage and discipline of Germany factories during both World Wars and the years in between.
Albert
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