Re: Matching parts
Hi Bill,
Iâ??m afraid the comparison between the Borchardt and the Luger is invalid :-(
There were relatively very few Borchardt pistols made and their serial numbers did not repeat. There was one and only one Borchardt pistol serial number 305 - congratulations on your find. OTOH, there was something like 10,000 Lugers with a serial number ending on â??05â??. If you had a Luger serial number xx05 with a mismatched side plate and found a side plate numbered â??05â??, it would hardly be reasonable to assume the side plate you found was that 1 in 10,000 you needed.
The answer to your question, â??Who can say different?â?? is â??Any knowledgeable collectorâ?? :-(
Best regards,
Kyrie
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