[Italy] Found a Luger on a lake bottom.

John Sabato · 11-20-2006, 10:25 AM

Gerben V., Lugerdoc, and Nick,

having seen other views of this Luger, I now agree with Gerben that this Luger was intentionally destroyed, probably using hydraulic equipment as he suggests... the forces necessary to squeeze the toggle as shown were very strong... it may have been some type of chopping machine.

The serial number, I believe is 3233, as a close examination of the front of the frame shows a profile for a three, very similar to the last two digits, before the "2"

The suffix is likely a "u'... I don't think it is a "y" because the top of the mark does not look like the "y" suffix marks I have seen, but it does look like the "u"...

perhaps one of you could look up 3233u and get a closer fix on when this gun was made...

Since the magazine was still in the pistol, I also believe that there may be ammunition still there as well.

11-20-2006, 10:25 AM	#11
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Gerben V., Lugerdoc, and Nick, having seen other views of this Luger, I now agree with Gerben that this Luger was intentionally destroyed, probably using hydraulic equipment as he suggests... the forces necessary to squeeze the toggle as shown were very strong... it may have been some type of chopping machine. The serial number, I believe is 3233, as a close examination of the front of the frame shows a profile for a three, very similar to the last two digits, before the "2" The suffix is likely a "u'... I don't think it is a "y" because the top of the mark does not look like the "y" suffix marks I have seen, but it does look like the "u"... perhaps one of you could look up 3233u and get a closer fix on when this gun was made... Since the magazine was still in the pistol, I also believe that there may be ammunition still there as well. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

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