New to me 1904 Navy

Norme · 05-25-2012, 08:33 PM

Hi Tim, As I suspected, your Gun is a 1906 Navy, what collectors call a 1st Altered, because the safety has been altered to be safe in the down position. The unit mark on the rear grip strap stands for 1st See Battalion, Weapon #76. This is a rare and desirable unit mark. We would love to see more photos of the gun and magazine so that we can assess condition. Regards, Norm

Portland Luger · 05-26-2012, 01:46 PM

Thanks for the feedback, Norm. I'll take and send some more pictures. Can you tell me what the marks on the side of the chamber refer to?
Tim

Norme · 05-26-2012, 04:47 PM

Hi Tim, Reading from the left, the receiver marks are: 1/ Pentagon shaped crown, this shows that the pistol has passed a proof test. This same mark should be on the left of the barrel and on the top right corner of the left side of the breech-block. 2 & 3/ Three lobed crown over M. These are Naval inspection marks and there should be another of these beneath the barrel, above the serial number. Your gun is one of the last to have the three lobed crown/M mark. It was replaced by a pentagon crown/M at about serial #3500a. Regards, Norm

05-26-2012, 01:46 PM	#2
Portland Luger User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	1904 Navy Thanks for the feedback, Norm. I'll take and send some more pictures. Can you tell me what the marks on the side of the chamber refer to? Tim

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05-25-2012, 08:33 PM	#1
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Tim, As I suspected, your Gun is a 1906 Navy, what collectors call a 1st Altered, because the safety has been altered to be safe in the down position. The unit mark on the rear grip strap stands for 1st See Battalion, Weapon #76. This is a rare and desirable unit mark. We would love to see more photos of the gun and magazine so that we can assess condition. Regards, Norm

05-26-2012, 04:47 PM	#3
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Tim, Reading from the left, the receiver marks are: 1/ Pentagon shaped crown, this shows that the pistol has passed a proof test. This same mark should be on the left of the barrel and on the top right corner of the left side of the breech-block. 2 & 3/ Three lobed crown over M. These are Naval inspection marks and there should be another of these beneath the barrel, above the serial number. Your gun is one of the last to have the three lobed crown/M mark. It was replaced by a pentagon crown/M at about serial #3500a. Regards, Norm