Norm,
thanks.
Joel,
thanks again for your and Georges primary work, and today's update.
If you have sufficient detail, could you comment on an estimate of the % of long vs. 4" pistols
assembled?
Please comment on the numbers reported from the US if you can.
I suppose many of the "BH" marked pistols may have been "surplused and sold in the US";
but not so many of the other versions.
Other:
-It is interesting to note that there is perhaps at least one consecutively numbered pair of "French" artillery lugers in the US, #s: 854 and 855!
Pictures are found of #854 on page 908 of the green volume II, and of #855 in the 1st post above.
Also, no one has mentioned that though the barrel is without markings, the tangent rear sight components have an assembly number, on the leaf and on the move able base on either side of the rear screw. #855's sight has matching assembly numbers of "43". The assembly numbers
on #855's rear sight do not, the visible ones being "86" and "59".
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03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector.
Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie
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