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mauro · 12-28-2005, 10:01 AM

Hello friends,
I would like to analyze better in this topic a point already raised in: http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11952
with new and interesting discovers.
Just recently we discover that some rear toggles of the Mauser Parabellum have the last three digits of the serial number engraved.
I checked my Bulgarian commemorative (1975) and my LP08 commemorative (1986) and both shown the rear toggle engraved. Therefore Mauser was used to apply this numbering during the entire production.
Actually not all the Parabellum shown this internal numbering.

Now the new discover: I have dismounted my LP08 commemorative and my P08 to check the rear toggle and I have discovered that several parts have the last two digits engraved.

The model with more sub items engraved is the Commemorative LP08 then the P08 and then the Bulgarian commemorative.

The LP08 has the following parts engraved with the last two digits of the serial number:
Rear Toggle, Side Plate, BreechBlock, Safety Lever (numbered 47).

The P08 has the following parts engraved (numbered 58)
Rear Toggle, Side Plate, BreechBlock

The Bulgarian has only the rear toggle engraved.

What should be interesting to find out is why it was necessary. In fact, I was personally convinced that with the technique of production used in 1970 it was not necessary to identify sub items of the pistol. I was assuming that all parts were interchangeable.

An hypothesis is that the pistols were assembled and tested internally before bluing, therefore it was necessary to keep trace of the most important parts of the pistol.

I would like to know if your Mauser Parabellum have similar inside numbering and also if you have some hypothesis concerning this point.

Thank you.
Ciao
Mauro

12-28-2005, 10:01 AM	#1
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Mauser Parabellum: Internal Numbering Hello friends, I would like to analyze better in this topic a point already raised in: http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11952 with new and interesting discovers. Just recently we discover that some rear toggles of the Mauser Parabellum have the last three digits of the serial number engraved. I checked my Bulgarian commemorative (1975) and my LP08 commemorative (1986) and both shown the rear toggle engraved. Therefore Mauser was used to apply this numbering during the entire production. Actually not all the Parabellum shown this internal numbering. Now the new discover: I have dismounted my LP08 commemorative and my P08 to check the rear toggle and I have discovered that several parts have the last two digits engraved. The model with more sub items engraved is the Commemorative LP08 then the P08 and then the Bulgarian commemorative. The LP08 has the following parts engraved with the last two digits of the serial number: Rear Toggle, Side Plate, BreechBlock, Safety Lever (numbered 47). The P08 has the following parts engraved (numbered 58) Rear Toggle, Side Plate, BreechBlock The Bulgarian has only the rear toggle engraved. What should be interesting to find out is why it was necessary. In fact, I was personally convinced that with the technique of production used in 1970 it was not necessary to identify sub items of the pistol. I was assuming that all parts were interchangeable. An hypothesis is that the pistols were assembled and tested internally before bluing, therefore it was necessary to keep trace of the most important parts of the pistol. I would like to know if your Mauser Parabellum have similar inside numbering and also if you have some hypothesis concerning this point. Thank you. Ciao Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.