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jags · 04-04-2012, 04:45 PM

Thanks Don!

I emailed the gentleman I'm getting the Luger from and he says the suffix is the letter "b". I looked at a "suffix chart" and see that the "b" and "s" are very similar and the picture is not clear enough to see what it actually is. When I get it in hand I will try to get a better picture so we can determine for sure.

Also I did some more research and see that if it is an "s" suffix it could only be a 1929 or possibly a 1918. 1918 was the only year the production went high enough to reach the letter "s". Also, like you said, they made 24,000 specifically for the police in 1929 and 9,999 of those would have had the "s" suffix.

Now if it's a "b" suffix it would have to be an Imperial-era frame as the later "commercial alphabet" started with the letter "i".

Like you I'm leaning toward it being a 1929 frame. We'll see once we can take a good close look at that suffex letter. One question though, would these 1929 guns have the last 2 #s of the serial number also stamped on all the other parts of the gun as was the norm for military guns? Or would the other parts be blank or have small numbers like the commercial models?

I'm glad we have found at least the frame for another Luger of the Trier Landjägerei. I'm going to try to see if I can find a copy of your book somewhere locally. I live in a small town here in Hawaii so I don't think I will find it. Just wish it wasn't so expensive as I would buy one. My last name is Jaeger so it would be very interesting to read up on the Landjägerei!!

Thanks again and I'll keep you all updated as things unfold.

04-04-2012, 04:45 PM	#26
jags User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 32 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks Don! I emailed the gentleman I'm getting the Luger from and he says the suffix is the letter "b". I looked at a "suffix chart" and see that the "b" and "s" are very similar and the picture is not clear enough to see what it actually is. When I get it in hand I will try to get a better picture so we can determine for sure. Also I did some more research and see that if it is an "s" suffix it could only be a 1929 or possibly a 1918. 1918 was the only year the production went high enough to reach the letter "s". Also, like you said, they made 24,000 specifically for the police in 1929 and 9,999 of those would have had the "s" suffix. Now if it's a "b" suffix it would have to be an Imperial-era frame as the later "commercial alphabet" started with the letter "i". Like you I'm leaning toward it being a 1929 frame. We'll see once we can take a good close look at that suffex letter. One question though, would these 1929 guns have the last 2 #s of the serial number also stamped on all the other parts of the gun as was the norm for military guns? Or would the other parts be blank or have small numbers like the commercial models? I'm glad we have found at least the frame for another Luger of the Trier Landjägerei. I'm going to try to see if I can find a copy of your book somewhere locally. I live in a small town here in Hawaii so I don't think I will find it. Just wish it wasn't so expensive as I would buy one. My last name is Jaeger so it would be very interesting to read up on the Landjägerei!! Thanks again and I'll keep you all updated as things unfold.