Serial number 10,000!

drbuster · 09-12-2010, 10:06 PM

Discussions on this and the other Luger Forum have, from time to time (this being one of them), have been directed towards the military numbering system. Speculation has it that the numbering started at "1" and ended at "9999" before going back again to "1" with an "a" suffix, and so forth. Some folks have insisted that the number ended at 10,000 and not 9999, but until now, no photograph proof was offered. Though this discussion started referring to Imperial lugers, I suppose that ANY period luger with a 10,000 serial number would be an interesting item of proof for the 10,000 believers. On page 263 of Hallock and Van de Kant's "The Mauser Parabellum", the recently published but now iconic work on the subject, is pictured 42-byf #10,000 "c" in all its splendor! Though this does not prove that such Imperial lugers exist, one would tend to think that the serial numbering system was carried over from DWM to Mauser.

Lugerdoc · 09-13-2010, 12:04 PM

Doc, I once owned a P38 #10000e. I noted that that the 0000 was machine stamped and a "1" added in front. I suspect that the Luger serialization was similar. TH

tau-delt · 09-13-2010, 12:19 PM

I once owed P-38 mag 10000c.

Vlim · 09-13-2010, 01:24 PM

Joachim Görtz, Die Pistole 08, Page 83.
Serial number 10,000g, photo courtesy Dr. Geoffrey L. Sturgess

09-13-2010, 12:04 PM	#2
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Doc, I once owned a P38 #10000e. I noted that that the 0000 was machine stamped and a "1" added in front. I suspect that the Luger serialization was similar. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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tau-delt User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	I once owed P-38 mag 10000c. __________________ dave

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09-12-2010, 10:06 PM	#1
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Serial number 10,000! Discussions on this and the other Luger Forum have, from time to time (this being one of them), have been directed towards the military numbering system. Speculation has it that the numbering started at "1" and ended at "9999" before going back again to "1" with an "a" suffix, and so forth. Some folks have insisted that the number ended at 10,000 and not 9999, but until now, no photograph proof was offered. Though this discussion started referring to Imperial lugers, I suppose that ANY period luger with a 10,000 serial number would be an interesting item of proof for the 10,000 believers. On page 263 of Hallock and Van de Kant's "The Mauser Parabellum", the recently published but now iconic work on the subject, is pictured 42-byf #10,000 "c" in all its splendor! Though this does not prove that such Imperial lugers exist, one would tend to think that the serial numbering system was carried over from DWM to Mauser.

09-13-2010, 01:24 PM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Joachim Görtz, Die Pistole 08, Page 83. Serial number 10,000g, photo courtesy Dr. Geoffrey L. Sturgess