Dear Folks
The following orders published on the 17 March 1932 in the
"Army Official Gazette" should be of interest in the above discussion. "In order to prevent rear connecting pins of Pistolen 08 from being exchanged by mistake each of the pins is to be marked on its head with the last two digits of the factory number"
Orders later that year cover police pistols and indicate that the numbering is to be done by local armories of the police detachments.
Pre 1932 Lugers that were routed to armories for any reason had the rear toggle pins stamped. This explains the many Imperial and Weimar era Lugers that have a sn stamped on rear toggle pin.
All the Mauser Army Lugers were required to have matched rear toggle pins. Mauser Lugers with little or no use ("Mint") should have all the parts matching as there is yet little chance of breakage. Well worn Lugers may have some replacement parts.
In general, all the origonal Mauser Army Lugers that I have observed have numbered rear toggle pins.
To quote Orv.
"You should never base an evaluation/explanation on what a seller said!...verify!..or, someday, [when you go to sell it]...you will get a real lesson in economics."
Jan
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