Hello fellows,
I guess that the Tomâ??s remark is interesting but I am confident that Mauser Parabellums have different serial numbers for different calibers.
Actually I would like to add the following points to the discussion:
1. All the authors (Walter, Allan page 27) highlight that the serial number of these model start from 10.001001 for the .30Luger caliber and from the 11.001001 for the 9mm Parabellum. The pilot group have the following serial number 10.0001 and 10.0002 for .30Luger, 11.0001 and 11.0002 for 9mm.
2. The second point is related to the date of production. In fact Mauser produced more 9mm models than .30luger; for this reason the 9mm models reached a big serial number before the .30luger.
Look at this example, my LP08 commemorative in
.30Luger made in
1986 is numbered
10.005647; a 29/70
9mm of a friend of mine made in
1972 is numbered
11.006.347.
According to my research, the
.30luger production ends around the number
5800 around
1986.
In addition:
The serial number of the
.30Luger in
1972 was around
3900 (two examples 3260 and 3967 dated 1972). In
1972, the serial number of the
9mm was around
6400. In the
1974 the serial number of the
9mm models was around
#11900.
Therefore is not possible to correlate serial number with year of production for both calibers. In my understanding the only way to justify this is that the two calibers have two different series of number, in accordance with books and articles.
Let me know your opinion.
Aaron please let us know the year of production.
Ciao
Mauro
