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Originally Posted by sheepherder

I think it is somewhat odd that the 1936 is straight-lined where the 1937 is all curved-lined...

As mentioned previously, the chamber date font in 1936, i.e. the first year Mauser put dates on a P.08, the numbers were more angular; that is squared off.

In 1937 and subsequent years, the fonts were more curved.

Maybe it had to do with designing a roll die that would work well on a curved surface. Or perhaps the curved numbers caused less wear.

But, in any case, that's the way it was.

John