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Unread 06-13-2017, 02:16 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by RichSr View Post
There is an 11 to 1 chance of a serial number suffix as the 1918 LP08 only went to the J suffix. Did I miss something on the magazine? Description and pic seems to indicate a nickel body and "worn" wood bottom, correct for a WWI P08 (LP08) and not rare or unusual. Regardless if as described you can't go wrong at that price.
I wondered if the sequence of serialization would screw up my estimation of the odds like that!

Sorry about my comment on the mag. I didn't look closely enough at it to avoid imagining I was seeing a rivet holding the bottom on, or completely missing its obvious retaining pin thru the body in the bargain. (Maybe it's my glasses...) Still a heck of a deal, nonetheless!
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