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Vlim · 03-15-2010, 08:28 PM

Dwight,

Thanks, yet another detail for my 'to do list'

My 1917 LP08 has had it's serial number removed and renumbered in a rather abusive way, so I tend to look at this area with some suspicion. Basically I like the receiver and the frame to be somewhat more flush than this one. Makes one wonder if DWM 'recycled' frames during wartime production by removing the serials of 'mishaps' and feeding them back into the system. Mauser did this in the 1970s, so it's not that far fetched.

03-15-2010, 08:28 PM	#12
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Dwight, Thanks, yet another detail for my 'to do list' My 1917 LP08 has had it's serial number removed and renumbered in a rather abusive way, so I tend to look at this area with some suspicion. Basically I like the receiver and the frame to be somewhat more flush than this one. Makes one wonder if DWM 'recycled' frames during wartime production by removing the serials of 'mishaps' and feeding them back into the system. Mauser did this in the 1970s, so it's not that far fetched.