History of Police Safety Sear Installation

jags · 04-03-2012, 12:52 AM

Thanks again Ed!!

My Luger is a DWM with matching numbers on everything except the barrel and extension. Of course the barrel has the 1917 date on it. Any way to date the frame?

I understand that the serial numbers started new every year and with only 4 digits they added a new letter suffix every time it went past 9999. That would mean that every year there would be one identical numbered gun as every other year. Since only the barrel had the year stamp on it, is there any way to date the frame since the barrel is incorrect to the frame? Were there any frame markings that would identify the year?

Thanks again for all your help on this!

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04-03-2012, 12:52 AM	#11
jags User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 32 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks again Ed!! My Luger is a DWM with matching numbers on everything except the barrel and extension. Of course the barrel has the 1917 date on it. Any way to date the frame? I understand that the serial numbers started new every year and with only 4 digits they added a new letter suffix every time it went past 9999. That would mean that every year there would be one identical numbered gun as every other year. Since only the barrel had the year stamp on it, is there any way to date the frame since the barrel is incorrect to the frame? Were there any frame markings that would identify the year? Thanks again for all your help on this!