Hello Pete,
I have recorded (but not examined) the serial numbers of three 1906 French Commercial Lugers in Europe which are: #45425; #47601; #51537.
There are two other Lugers in Europe which I have examined, but I did not have the opportunity to record the serial numbers.
I did examine a few years ago another pistol in the US which was #69030, but I cannot confirm if it was genuine or not.
Based on the serial number range of these Lugers, it appears that these Lugers were spread over 5,000-10,000 numbers and obviously not sequential. When an order was received, DWM would probably take a M1906 pistol off the rack and ship it to the retailer in France who would then mark it and provide any additional accessories such as a case
Cheers,
Albert
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