Pete and others,
I wonder if this is the same chamber dated 1918, model 1914 issue that has previously come up for discussion on this forum. At the time, with the information available, I thought that this was a Weimar Era navy and said so on this forum and in the NAPCA magazine. TomA refered to some irregularities and Pete mentioned the the fonts sizes on the rail and on the front sight seemed to be different. Since I am unable to personally see the gun in question and because I am unable to see pertinent comparision pictures, I will stick to my original stand that this is a Weimar Era put together. If this is in fact a true chamber dated 1918, model 1914, navy Luger, then it would be a rare collector piece indeed.
I would like to refer to John Walter's excellent book 'The Luger Book' page 209 where he is discussing P04's. He says:
"Note: two guns have been reported dated 1914, one dated 1915 and one dated 1918. All four are believed to be mismatches combining army and navy parts".
I wish I could say that I have the knowledge of the honorable Ron Wood, Tom Armstrong and a few others whom I have great respect for after following them for a long time on this forum, but I can't. But I have been going by the book while collecting Lugers and have a strong tendency to believe in the written word until its proven to be in error. When that occasionally happens, I put a note in the appropriate book and move on.
Big Norm
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