Steve,
There should be a year of manufacture stamped on the receiver above the chamber...if it is not there, the gun may have commercial origins, but was subsequently pressed into military service... Sounds like a nice Luger...
the markings on the extractor should be "geladen" which stands for "loaded"
lacking a digital camera, a very suitable image can be produced by placing the gun directly on the glass of a flatbed scanner... scan both sides and use a 200 or 250-300 dpi as a starter for good resolution of the scans. Then crop the scans to only show the pistol, eliminating the empty space will save file space. The top of the pistol can be scanned the same way.
save the scans in .jpg format and you can post the photos by creating a member gallery album (see the left frame link to the member gallery on our homepage. You will have to create a new gallery user... you can use the same id and password that you use for discussions (recommended).
If you have any other questions just ask...
Welcome to the lugerforum.
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regards, -John S
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