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Unread 06-19-2002, 04:20 PM   #3
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Welcome to the Lugerforum Starkel... Luger newcomers are always welcome here.

As Ed Tinker says above... the more information you have about your pistols, the more you will be able to find out about them... including their approximate current market value.

Photographs of your guns would be very helpful to the member os this forum that would help you on determining exactly what you have and what it is worth. If you have digital photo or scanner capability, you can post the photographs here on the forum to aid in your quest for information.

regarding serial numbers... there will be in most cases a small script letter on the front of the pistol frame under the serial number. This letter is the series that the pistol was produced and is an integral part of the serial number.

Example: If your Luger is serial number 1234 b then it is the second (or third) Luger that was serial number 1234 in it's production series depoending on whether or not the first one had a suffix letter. So there can be MANY Lugers with the serial number of 1234 and the suffix letter is how they are distinguished from one another.

I hope that explanation helped you understand the signifigance of the suffix letter to the serial number...

Gather your markings information (and photographs if you can) and post them here and one of the members with expertise in the area of your Lugers will likely have the answers you need.
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