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04-15-2014, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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Need help determining Luger manufacturer
Hi, I'm new the forum and hoping someone can help me out. I inherited a gun collection, most of it military stuff. There were 5 Lugers there- 3 DWM and two mismatched guns. The mismatched ones have no marks that I can use to determine manufacturer. There is nothing but serials on the outside of the pistols. There is nothing on the top of the barrels or toggles. One has a faint stamp on the bottom of the barrel at the base, but it has been re-finished and only a small fraction of the stamp remains. These have 4 digit serials with no letter suffix.
I stripped them down to the frames and found some numbers inside, but I'm not knowledgable enough to determine anything from them. One has G301 in a recess in the front top of the frame, the other has G348. Under the left grip each has a series of single letters on the side of the back strap. I'm hoping someone here can help me ID these. I'll link photos to one- I can take photos of the other but the frame appears identical. |
04-15-2014, 04:58 PM | #2 |
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Judging by what appears to be a machined area below the safety lever, it could be a 1906 commercial with an altered safety. What's the serial number?
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04-15-2014, 05:02 PM | #3 |
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Serials
1628 and 3504.
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04-15-2014, 06:22 PM | #4 |
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The frame is a 1908 Bulgarian.
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Thank you!
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Potter, I agree with Ron, that the frame shown is from a M1908 Bulgarian, by the lanyard hole at the bottom of the frame and milled out safety marking. TH
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