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John Sabato · 05-23-2008, 02:47 PM

Kevin,

Welcome to The Lugerforum.

This Luger is commercial in origin because it is not numbered in the military style. It has been reblued because the safety, trigger and takedown lever are blued, and they should have been strawed (or golden colored) when this gun was made. There are also mall pits in the metal that are under the blue. All blued guns happened during a wartime change in 1937 to save costs and increase production. This gun was likely produced in the late 20's or early 1930's. It appears that the grips have been coated with shellac... this is not a factory finish for the grips.

The script letter "e" that appears under the serial number on the barrel and should also appear under the serial number on the front of the frame above the trigger guard is a part of the serial number. It distinguishes which production run that this Luger was part of.

With the exception of being reblued, the Luger appears in very nice condition.

I hope this has been helpful. If you have any questions not already answered, ask away and we will try to answer them for you.

05-23-2008, 02:47 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Kevin, Welcome to The Lugerforum. This Luger is commercial in origin because it is not numbered in the military style. It has been reblued because the safety, trigger and takedown lever are blued, and they should have been strawed (or golden colored) when this gun was made. There are also mall pits in the metal that are under the blue. All blued guns happened during a wartime change in 1937 to save costs and increase production. This gun was likely produced in the late 20's or early 1930's. It appears that the grips have been coated with shellac... this is not a factory finish for the grips. The script letter "e" that appears under the serial number on the barrel and should also appear under the serial number on the front of the frame above the trigger guard is a part of the serial number. It distinguishes which production run that this Luger was part of. With the exception of being reblued, the Luger appears in very nice condition. I hope this has been helpful. If you have any questions not already answered, ask away and we will try to answer them for you. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*