strange serial number

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by fiammagialla

Hi, I' ve just bought one luger S/42, 1936 , 7,65pb, but it's serial number si: 5414/2...what does mean "/2"???
Thanks

Welcome!

Now...You haven't shown the pistol's serial number, only parts numbers. The serial is at the front of the frame under the barrel, and should be 4 numbers with a cursive letter underneath (five numbers on a commercial Luger). Yours may have the slash two as well, if the stamper was consistent.

As commented above, it may have been stamped by an armorer to differentiate it from an identical number, or by a previous owner, again for the same reason...

There is an alphabet of cursive characters in the FAQ to help you with the letter...