Dwight and I are in the same camp regarding the myth of the 6100-1700 range. There is no doubt in my mind that the serial numbers of the US Test Trial Lugers did not run contiguously from 6100-7100. The Luger on Gunbroker with the number 7176 is only 28 away from the highest Bannerman number and, in my opinion, has a finite possibility of being a test piece. I am reluctant to toss out a properly marked Luger between 7100 and 7199. For a gun numbered beyond that point I think the probability of being in the trials diminishes considerably.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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