1939 Mauser Luger serial number digits

[alvin]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Do we know the process order? Shaping, bluing, polishing, sn stamping?

Yeah.. I am also curious on this.

From pictures, 4451 on barrel looks like being applied after bluing. On Norme's barrel, 4770 was before bluing.

I believe the barrel number should be applied before bluing. Just like C96. But I don't know that can be applied on Mauser Luger or not....