Will pickup my first P08 over the weekend.

Mac Cat · 03-07-2023, 11:59 AM

One of the things we like best about lugers is the serial numbers are well documented on most of them and fairly easy to help figure out their manufacturing date. Matching parts is one of the first things we look for. The suffix is even more important.

The side plate can be replaced, but beware, they don't always work smoothly. That's a crucial part in the path from the trigger to the sear. Still, it's something you can replace, even with an un-numbered side plate.

The plum colored extractor looks weird, but that's not uncommon. It got heat treated a little differently, which resulted in the purplish coloring.

I didn't see any import stamps (GERMANY), which I would have expected.

03-07-2023, 11:59 AM	#15
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 678 Thanks: 2,026 Thanked 552 Times in 296 Posts	One of the things we like best about lugers is the serial numbers are well documented on most of them and fairly easy to help figure out their manufacturing date. Matching parts is one of the first things we look for. The suffix is even more important. The side plate can be replaced, but beware, they don't always work smoothly. That's a crucial part in the path from the trigger to the sear. Still, it's something you can replace, even with an un-numbered side plate. The plum colored extractor looks weird, but that's not uncommon. It got heat treated a little differently, which resulted in the purplish coloring. I didn't see any import stamps (GERMANY), which I would have expected.