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[quote]Originally posted by John Sabato:
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...<hr></blockquote>
John, no date above the chamber. Also, it's obvious that the gun has not been refinished; i.e., a datte was not polished out.
[quote]the markings on the extractor should be "geladen" which stands for "loaded".<hr></blockquote>
That's it...my reading glasses were missing when I made the first post.
[quote]Steve,
From your description and serial number, the gun sounds like a 1914 Commercial. The serial number and the Crown/N proof should also be on the underside of the barrel. Is the Crown/N on the receiver vertical or horizontal ("lazy")? <hr></blockquote>
Ron, it's a lazy Crown-N
[quote]The magazine should have a serial # if military, blank if commercial and Germany if imported to an English speaking country. Ditto for the pistol. If no Germany stamp it was brought into this country without being for sale.Is the barrel serialed to the front of the frame? Are the serial #'s exposed or hidden?<hr></blockquote>
Jerry, mag has no s/n. Also, no Germany mark as gun was a bring-back...that's from a first-person account by widow of guy who brought it back as well as his son. Barrel numbers match w/ front of frame, they're hidden until the gun is field striped.
Johnny, thanks for the reply.
I'll get some scans on the way later in the week.
Thanks again for your collected knowledge.
Steve
p.s. I'd like to clean the gun for it's owner, as it hasn't been touched since it was placed in its display box 14 years ago. I'm stocked with cleaners & lubricants & greases. What do you all recommend & what shouldn't I use.
p.p.s. Do you know of a knowledgeable Luger person in the Boise area??
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