Serial Number Technical Question

[bill m]

Hi Luke,

Your observation is the same on all Mausers. They used different size dies and different style dies for different parts. If your Mauser Luger HAD the same style 3 on all the parts it would be a fake! I'm not exactly sure of the answer, but it has to do when the parts were assembled in the white, and then numbered and disassembled to blue, and then re-assembled again. These Lugers were not assmebled, numbered, stamped and blued by just one big dipping in a tub while completely assembled all at the same time. They had to have big racks of barrels, frames, parts, that were assembled in the white -- then accepted and test fired, then dis-assembled, numbered, and blued, and then assembled again, is my opinion on why the different style fonts and ect. Had to take a lot of time to do this, but that is why the fit and workmanship was so good. Hope that helps answers some of your questions. -- Bill M