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Originally Posted by RShaw
Interesting for sure...
Intriguing- the sn 81 on the bottom of the takedown lever. Isn't this number normally stamped on the side of the takedown lever just in forward of the knurled knob?
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Yes sir, that is one of the things that caught my attention. I'd expect, on a purely military contract Luger, to see the small parts numbered in the military manner (i.e. in plain sight) thusly:
OTOH, on a commercial gun, including a 1930s police Luger, I'd expect to see the small parts numbered in the commercial pattern (i.e. number largely concealed on the edges of exposed small parts) thusly:
The Luger on Gun Broker is a mix of military/commercial numbering styles. IME a matching numbered gun with that kind mixed numbering styles suggests a DDR Luger.