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MarkC · 10-22-2002, 09:58 PM

The 1 is not lined up with the 0's. I would be highly suspect !! Of the millions and millions of Lugers and P38's made why is this the only luger with a 5 digit number?? (Let's remember a-z WWI and WWII...) P'38's are no exception to this rule and the P38 on his site has the last 0 off line with the stamping machine. Some think, on P38's that the stamping machine reverted to 0000 after 9999, if the person using the machine missed it, they would destroy the frame or perhaps add a 1 to keep the frame?? It could also be an outright fake with someone stamping an extra O. The web site has one photo of the serial number which is not enough to judge. If you look at the P38 with the serial number on the slide and frame you can clearly see the extra 0 added. Only my opinion.... Also, a dang shame if someone added any extra numbers to a K date. Again my opinion but the gun looks refinished.

So I am ready for the jury to convict me..........

Mark

P.S. Check my web site http://www.p38guns.com , under construction... and yes, I also have a bunch of Lugers.

10-22-2002, 09:58 PM	#6
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	The 1 is not lined up with the 0's. I would be highly suspect !! Of the millions and millions of Lugers and P38's made why is this the only luger with a 5 digit number?? (Let's remember a-z WWI and WWII...) P'38's are no exception to this rule and the P38 on his site has the last 0 off line with the stamping machine. Some think, on P38's that the stamping machine reverted to 0000 after 9999, if the person using the machine missed it, they would destroy the frame or perhaps add a 1 to keep the frame?? It could also be an outright fake with someone stamping an extra O. The web site has one photo of the serial number which is not enough to judge. If you look at the P38 with the serial number on the slide and frame you can clearly see the extra 0 added. Only my opinion.... Also, a dang shame if someone added any extra numbers to a K date. Again my opinion but the gun looks refinished. So I am ready for the jury to convict me.......... Mark P.S. Check my web site http://www.p38guns.com , under construction... and yes, I also have a bunch of Lugers.