Robert,
* Pete mentioned John Walter's The Luger Book as a reference (c. 1986). From Pg. 117, Item #F38, I quote(paraphrase) an excerpt from this author's volume:
"In addition to the military test guns(if that is what they were...commercial S/N's in the 25,000 group), several 'French Commercial' pistols have been identified. Most were marketed by Manufacture Francais d'Armes et Cycles(MFAC) of Saint Etienne, the legend being applied along the upper surface of the barrel. Amoung the pistols reported have been 45425 (probably dating from c.1908) and 51549 (c.1909)."
* Congratulations. Absolutely a lifetime find. Thanks for sharing this premier example with us.
Respectfully,
Bob
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