Please check under the serial number on the front of the gun above the trigger guard and make certain that there is or is not a small alphabetic character which would be the suffix letter for the serial number. This is a critical part of the complete serial number, and if left off of the registration, could cause you much grief in the future.
IF it is NOT present, then your Luger was in the first series in 1939... the second series of production would have a "a" script letter, the third series would have a "b" suffix... etc.
The matching number magazine raises the value of your heirloom to closer to the $2000 mark...
Welcome to the Lugerforum, and congrats on being the recipient of your Dad's war trophy... it is a piece of history... make sure it stays in your family for ever!
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regards, -John S
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