date code suffix help.

[L1329]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Here is a link to the thread with links to actual pictures of the alphabetic suffixes; you can match yours up with whatever you decide it most resembles...

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=34813

Thanks for those links, I found that page but couldn't find the active links. Looking over all of those pics, to my eye it looks like the O that he labeled ????? buffed out on the bottom. If that was it, the mystery continues.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by L1329

Thanks for those links, I found that page but couldn't find the active links.

All the links posted in the thread are active; only one button on the suffix page is working. That's why the thread has the entire URL spelled out.

There have been several forum software upgrades since Ed spent many hours building up the suffix page, but access to restore the button function has proven to be difficult.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by L1329

Thanks for those links, I found that page but couldn't find the active links. Looking over all of those pics, to my eye it looks like the O that he labeled ????? buffed out on the bottom. If that was it, the mystery continues.

Are you going to comment on why you think it is 1939?

It is really not very important whether it is an o,p,q or none of the above, without more info you can't date the frame.

[L1329]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Are you going to comment on why you think it is 1939?

It is really not very important whether it is an o,p,q or none of the above, without more info you can't date the frame.

Well, in my post above I quoted a thread, and there's a link in it to a PDF with a lot of picture examples of the different script letters, and associates years with them. Thats all I've found so far, not much to go by. I'm no expert by any means, just looking for help with what I've found so far and what the actual experts know. I'm not near the gun until later today, but what other markings or info would help narrow it down? I can take some pics of any areas you'd want to see that would help.