Need a date of manufacture

gunsrfun1 · 04-19-2007, 05:45 PM

Hello, I just got my first Luger, an Alphabet Commerical (I think) in .30 cal. it actually looks a lot like the one pictured a couple posts below. Anyhow, I am wondering if there is some database that matches S/Ns with dates of manufacture for Lugers. (I haven't been able to find one.) If not, can someone tell me for sure the date of manufacture of S/N 8816m. thanks

MFC · 04-19-2007, 11:03 PM

Hi Jay,
Your gun was manufactured in late 1923 or 1924. Probably 1924 because of the high S#.
Mike C.

Dwight Gruber · 04-20-2007, 01:50 AM

Jay,

You'll find a table relating serial numbers of Alphabet Commercials to dates in Jan Still's book, Weimar Lugers.

--Dwight

jussi16 · 07-02-2007, 03:25 AM

Hello Mike C!

What date would you give to this s/n: 1836 l ? I do not have this book, unfortunately

Snakeman · 07-02-2007, 07:34 AM

Hi Jay and Juha! Why donÃ?Â´t you read the first thread on this topic and send all the info to Dwight so he can add them to his data base, and Dwight- great work!

jussi16 · 07-02-2007, 07:51 AM

Hi Snakeman,

Info sent. Still need to know the date of the manufacture.

Juha

Don M · 07-02-2007, 10:58 AM

Juha, yours was manufactured in 1923 (assuming the suffix is lower-case "L").

jussi16 · 07-02-2007, 11:37 AM

Hello Don M,

Yes it is a lower case L. Thank you for the date info!

Juha

04-19-2007, 05:45 PM	#1
gunsrfun1 User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Need a date of manufacture Hello, I just got my first Luger, an Alphabet Commerical (I think) in .30 cal. it actually looks a lot like the one pictured a couple posts below. Anyhow, I am wondering if there is some database that matches S/Ns with dates of manufacture for Lugers. (I haven't been able to find one.) If not, can someone tell me for sure the date of manufacture of S/N 8816m. thanks

04-19-2007, 11:03 PM	#2
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Jay, Your gun was manufactured in late 1923 or 1924. Probably 1924 because of the high S#. Mike C. __________________ Mike C.

07-02-2007, 10:58 AM	#7
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Juha, yours was manufactured in 1923 (assuming the suffix is lower-case "L"). __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

04-20-2007, 01:50 AM	#3
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Jay, You'll find a table relating serial numbers of Alphabet Commercials to dates in Jan Still's book, Weimar Lugers. --Dwight

07-02-2007, 03:25 AM	#4
jussi16 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 250 Thanks: 77 Thanked 52 Times in 31 Posts	Hello Mike C! What date would you give to this s/n: 1836 l ? I do not have this book, unfortunately

07-02-2007, 07:34 AM	#5
Snakeman User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Jay and Juha! Why donÃ?Â´t you read the first thread on this topic and send all the info to Dwight so he can add them to his data base, and Dwight- great work!

07-02-2007, 07:51 AM	#6
jussi16 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 250 Thanks: 77 Thanked 52 Times in 31 Posts	Hi Snakeman, Info sent. Still need to know the date of the manufacture. Juha

07-02-2007, 11:37 AM	#8
jussi16 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 250 Thanks: 77 Thanked 52 Times in 31 Posts	Hello Don M, Yes it is a lower case L. Thank you for the date info! Juha