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Ron Wood · 08-13-2003, 02:15 AM

Dwight,

Wasn't that in the low "50,000" range? A Luger in the 5000 range would be a 1900 model. The commercial 1906 configuration did not appear until around serial number 25,100 +/-. I think there has only been one example found with the Fleur-de-lis over the St. Etienne banner.

Since I have never handled one, I do not know for sure how the extractor is marked, but I believe that the 1906 French was marked "GELADEN" since presumably they were made up for promotional purposes out of regular commercial production rather than a special series, and only the 1903 transitional French was extractor marked "CHARGÃ??". It will be interesting to see how historybuffguy's extractor is marked.

08-13-2003, 02:15 AM	#10
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Dwight, Wasn't that in the low "50,000" range? A Luger in the 5000 range would be a 1900 model. The commercial 1906 configuration did not appear until around serial number 25,100 +/-. I think there has only been one example found with the Fleur-de-lis over the St. Etienne banner. Since I have never handled one, I do not know for sure how the extractor is marked, but I believe that the 1906 French was marked "GELADEN" since presumably they were made up for promotional purposes out of regular commercial production rather than a special series, and only the 1903 transitional French was extractor marked "CHARGÃ??". It will be interesting to see how historybuffguy's extractor is marked. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction