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Alx · 03-30-2013, 12:03 AM

'Any members have Lugers with single digit or double-digit serial numbers, of whatever sub-script ?

Did they by any chance use a preceding zero for 01, 02, 03 etc. up to 10, 11, 12, ... or just 1, 2, 3, .... 9, 10, 11 etc. ?

I personally have a double-digit Luger in the l block, but don't think I have ever held another double-digit Luger, and never have seen a single-digit one, neither in person nor even in a photo. Although that is only about 1/10 of 1% , say of 1,500,000 conservative guesstimate made with the military-pattern serialization, that would be at least 1,400 examples made with a single-digit for a serial number. Enough for some to have survived with any luck, but I would think this constitutes a rarity in its own right, whatever other characteristics, garden-variety or otherwise.

03-30-2013, 12:03 AM	#1
Alx User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee area Posts: 263 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	single-digit or two-digit serials ... 'Any members have Lugers with single digit or double-digit serial numbers, of whatever sub-script ? Did they by any chance use a preceding zero for 01, 02, 03 etc. up to 10, 11, 12, ... or just 1, 2, 3, .... 9, 10, 11 etc. ? I personally have a double-digit Luger in the l block, but don't think I have ever held another double-digit Luger, and never have seen a single-digit one, neither in person nor even in a photo. Although that is only about 1/10 of 1% , say of 1,500,000 conservative guesstimate made with the military-pattern serialization, that would be at least 1,400 examples made with a single-digit for a serial number. Enough for some to have survived with any luck, but I would think this constitutes a rarity in its own right, whatever other characteristics, garden-variety or otherwise. Last edited by Alx; 03-30-2013 at 08:57 AM.