New to luger question

Ron Wood · 09-25-2009, 02:37 PM

By the proof marks. For WWI era Lugers, a commercial will have a crown over upper case letters B, U and G, or after 1911 a crown over an upper case N. Up until 1910, military Lugers were not dated but will have the proof/acceptance marking on the right side of the receiver (except for the first issue army) that consists of a crown over Fraktur (German gothic) letters. There are other clues such as serial number placement, but that has some exceptions as well, so the proof marks are a good start.

(I type too slow. FNorm got it right away!)

mechdriver · 09-25-2009, 03:21 PM

Thanks for the info. I'll get some pictures on here when I can.

09-25-2009, 02:37 PM	#1
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	By the proof marks. For WWI era Lugers, a commercial will have a crown over upper case letters B, U and G, or after 1911 a crown over an upper case N. Up until 1910, military Lugers were not dated but will have the proof/acceptance marking on the right side of the receiver (except for the first issue army) that consists of a crown over Fraktur (German gothic) letters. There are other clues such as serial number placement, but that has some exceptions as well, so the proof marks are a good start. (I type too slow. FNorm got it right away!) __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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09-25-2009, 03:21 PM	#2
mechdriver User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the info. I'll get some pictures on here when I can.