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Ron Smith · 05-07-2008, 08:08 PM

Hi Ken,

I can't help with the date, but the grip starp mark is 142nd Infantry Regiment 5th Company weapon # 47. This is a WWI Imperial mark so your Luger would be 1918 or earlier production. The other 19's stamp on the pistol are the last two digits of the serial number Indicating matched parts.

Ron

05-07-2008, 08:08 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Ken, I can't help with the date, but the grip starp mark is 142nd Infantry Regiment 5th Company weapon # 47. This is a WWI Imperial mark so your Luger would be 1918 or earlier production. The other 19's stamp on the pistol are the last two digits of the serial number Indicating matched parts. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...