Gee Guys, before we bury this skunk I emailed the seller and he has posted some more pictures of the serial numbers. Now I'm not a metallurgist but it sure doesn't look like anyone altered the serial numbers. If we are to accept this level of expertise in alterations then any Luger must be bogus because any number on anybody's gun can be altered. I'm not sure we want to go there.
I asked about Albert's examination of this Luger in Europe. He sent me a link to a Munich Auction House that had the gun and the ad (in German) did mention it being a GL and belonging to a Julio Rocca and having a 10000 serial number. Maybe Al looked at a different gun or there are more 10000 numbered guns.
I further learned that the gun was at the Max Show in Pittsburgh and shown in Charlotte at which time several people examined the gun. He said he would link up the letter from the Argentine Government so it could be downloaded first chance he gets. Right now the gun is being examined by someone who he said is very serious collector.
Then I looked at the other GL on his site and that one is serial number 26.
http://www.phoenixinvestmentarms.com/0026GL.htm
How many GL's are there out there? I got Ralph Shattuck's screen saver and there are five on that disc; is that a different level of collecting?"
John