1915 DWM Shooter or Collector?

whcoyote · 10-14-2010, 07:12 PM

If your pistol has no letter suffix, it means it was in the first 9,999 pistols made that year. Imperial Lugers had a maximum of four numerals in the serial numbers, sometimes followed by an alpha character. The method of numbering was 1-9999, followed by 1a-9999a, 1b-9999b, 1c-9999c and so on. Each year they started over at 1. So, in a year where they made 60,000 pistols, the alpha suffix would have gone to the e suffix.
Bob

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10-14-2010, 07:12 PM	#10
whcoyote User Join Date: May 2008 Location: SW Virginia Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	If your pistol has no letter suffix, it means it was in the first 9,999 pistols made that year. Imperial Lugers had a maximum of four numerals in the serial numbers, sometimes followed by an alpha character. The method of numbering was 1-9999, followed by 1a-9999a, 1b-9999b, 1c-9999c and so on. Each year they started over at 1. So, in a year where they made 60,000 pistols, the alpha suffix would have gone to the e suffix. Bob