[Don M]

Ron, while it is not terribly important to this discussion, I do think that the estimate of 25,000 blank-toggle Lugers is too high. These are found in the late s through mid u serial blocks as noted by Görtz & Sturgess. At most, this is a range of less than 20,000 pistols. If you factor in the apparent 15% of police Lugers in this range with DWM toggles, you are down to less than 17,000. Then, if you subtract the Reichsmarine, Stoeger and other pistols in this range noted by Dwight, you can easily get down to a number below 15,000. I do agree, however, that either of these estimates is too large to fit the "few thousand" or "couple of thousand" notation by Dr. Gminder.