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mskirv · 11-12-2002, 03:17 AM

Hey there again [img]smile.gif[/img] In case you haven't guessed, I'm a girl (Not sure why that matters, except maybe you'll forgive me for not knowing very much about the lingo here or about guns at all for that matter). The barrel is 4 3/4" acording to the pencil test. There are 2 safeties, one in the palm and one on the thumb side if the gun is held in the right hand. On the underneath side of the barrel are 3 of those little crown thingys; the one on the left has a B underneath, in the middle (lower than the other 2) has a U underneath and the 3rd one on the right is not legible on the bottom half of the letter, could be an O,C or G (?). Below the three crown emblems with their letters is a 5 digit number beginning with 17, then below that is the 5 digit serial number beginning with 48, (I know it's the ser # because it is consistent with the last 2 digits which are on all the other gun parts). The B and U (with the crowns) are also on the thumb side just below (I guess to the left of) where the Eagle is. It has the curly DWM on the front half of the pop-up lever. Oddly there is a small hole drilled in the handgrip on the finger(?) side about dead-center, I have no idea about that. Maybe an emblem or something? it appears to be threaded, and it looks to be factory. The cartridges say "30 Luger", guess that means 30 caliber..(?). Most of the metal is the dark blue/grey color except certain places are gold color; The trigger, some (pins?) in front of and behind the trigger, and some others that are hard to describe (a round flat bumpy button sorta like the mag release, also a long skinny piece on the finger side up just below the big round (? thing?). The handgrip is a nice light/medium brown color, not too worn. Dad told us it was manufactured in order to drive gun manufaturers out of business prior to WW1, but he thought it was made in 1914 for some reason. He made me write this down: " 32 caliber necked down from a 9mm" He didn't have accesss to the "Lugerforum" and went by what he was told by various "experts". He bought the gun 2nd hand about 50 years ago. I may be able to get some info regarding the previous owner, I'm not sure. Does any of this help? There are no other markings except what looks like a hand-scratched B on the finger side above the trigger, like where a kid might try to put his initial on his bicycle or something(?). I can't find anywhere that says "safe" in any language, but there isa the "LOADED" lever that pops up when a cartridge pushes it up. Okay, gnaw on this awhile, and ask away if you have any more questions. Just keep in mind who you're talking to here... [img]smile.gif[/img] BTW, I think this is extremely interesting. Maybe I've got me a new passion.

11-12-2002, 03:17 AM	#7
mskirv User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey there again [img]smile.gif[/img] In case you haven't guessed, I'm a girl (Not sure why that matters, except maybe you'll forgive me for not knowing very much about the lingo here or about guns at all for that matter). The barrel is 4 3/4" acording to the pencil test. There are 2 safeties, one in the palm and one on the thumb side if the gun is held in the right hand. On the underneath side of the barrel are 3 of those little crown thingys; the one on the left has a B underneath, in the middle (lower than the other 2) has a U underneath and the 3rd one on the right is not legible on the bottom half of the letter, could be an O,C or G (?). Below the three crown emblems with their letters is a 5 digit number beginning with 17, then below that is the 5 digit serial number beginning with 48, (I know it's the ser # because it is consistent with the last 2 digits which are on all the other gun parts). The B and U (with the crowns) are also on the thumb side just below (I guess to the left of) where the Eagle is. It has the curly DWM on the front half of the pop-up lever. Oddly there is a small hole drilled in the handgrip on the finger(?) side about dead-center, I have no idea about that. Maybe an emblem or something? it appears to be threaded, and it looks to be factory. The cartridges say "30 Luger", guess that means 30 caliber..(?). Most of the metal is the dark blue/grey color except certain places are gold color; The trigger, some (pins?) in front of and behind the trigger, and some others that are hard to describe (a round flat bumpy button sorta like the mag release, also a long skinny piece on the finger side up just below the big round (? thing?). The handgrip is a nice light/medium brown color, not too worn. Dad told us it was manufactured in order to drive gun manufaturers out of business prior to WW1, but he thought it was made in 1914 for some reason. He made me write this down: " 32 caliber necked down from a 9mm" He didn't have accesss to the "Lugerforum" and went by what he was told by various "experts". He bought the gun 2nd hand about 50 years ago. I may be able to get some info regarding the previous owner, I'm not sure. Does any of this help? There are no other markings except what looks like a hand-scratched B on the finger side above the trigger, like where a kid might try to put his initial on his bicycle or something(?). I can't find anywhere that says "safe" in any language, but there isa the "LOADED" lever that pops up when a cartridge pushes it up. Okay, gnaw on this awhile, and ask away if you have any more questions. Just keep in mind who you're talking to here... [img]smile.gif[/img] BTW, I think this is extremely interesting. Maybe I've got me a new passion.