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Edward Tinker · 05-15-2004, 01:32 PM

Thanks Ken, I don't remember my duty 1911A1 being numbered, but that doesn't mean much!

Guy, I don't have Costanzo, and although a good book, it has some mistakes. Generally renumbered at an arsenal is not always obvious, so the old number is taken off and new number put over it. You don't find two sets of numbers as a mismatch from the arsenal or factory (with a few exceptions).

So, the Weimar reworks I have seen and have a couple, sometimes you can see the renumber and other times they either weren't or done very well.

so, <blockquote>quote:<hr />All top half numbers last two digits match frame last 2 digits . Bottom half numbers are all the same but not same as top . (probably matched frame until renumbered ?)<hr /></blockquote>It really depends on how these numbers are, and how they appear on whether it is a mismatch or a renumbered gun...

Ed

05-15-2004, 01:32 PM	#7
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,608 Times in 2,123 Posts	Thanks Ken, I don't remember my duty 1911A1 being numbered, but that doesn't mean much! Guy, I don't have Costanzo, and although a good book, it has some mistakes. Generally renumbered at an arsenal is not always obvious, so the old number is taken off and new number put over it. You don't find two sets of numbers as a mismatch from the arsenal or factory (with a few exceptions). So, the Weimar reworks I have seen and have a couple, sometimes you can see the renumber and other times they either weren't or done very well. so, </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">All top half numbers last two digits match frame last 2 digits . Bottom half numbers are all the same but not same as top . (probably matched frame until renumbered ?)</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">It really depends on how these numbers are, and how they appear on whether it is a mismatch or a renumbered gun... Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV