Inside/On Grip numbering/marking?

Patronen · 09-11-2013, 12:17 PM

Cross posted this on Jan C. Still's sitea couple days ago. I know some members here are not on there. Looking for ideas/answers etc.
The numbers 11, on the inside/on grip well. You don't notice it until the mag is removed. I for a long time missed the marking. It is on the P08 in my Avatar, First Issue. The marking does not match the serial number or grip strap markings. To me it doesn't look like something by DWM, but not sure? Any ideas?
Thanks!

ithacaartist · 09-12-2013, 10:18 AM

Lugers were marked as they went along in the process, by machinists on the line and by occasional inspectors, to keep track of what had been done at various points in their creation. Personal, individual marks that varied in design and location. I think it is likely that your "11" is one of these. We shall see how accurate this opinion is, according to further posts by the more experienced collectors. But I'm pretty sure this mark will neither increase nor reduce your gun's value.

09-11-2013, 12:17 PM	#1
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	Inside/On Grip numbering/marking? Cross posted this on Jan C. Still's sitea couple days ago. I know some members here are not on there. Looking for ideas/answers etc. The numbers 11, on the inside/on grip well. You don't notice it until the mag is removed. I for a long time missed the marking. It is on the P08 in my Avatar, First Issue. The marking does not match the serial number or grip strap markings. To me it doesn't look like something by DWM, but not sure? Any ideas? Thanks! Attached Images __________________ Dave

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,374 Thanks: 7,447 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	Lugers were marked as they went along in the process, by machinists on the line and by occasional inspectors, to keep track of what had been done at various points in their creation. Personal, individual marks that varied in design and location. I think it is likely that your "11" is one of these. We shall see how accurate this opinion is, according to further posts by the more experienced collectors. But I'm pretty sure this mark will neither increase nor reduce your gun's value. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894