Questions - 1900 commercial?

[Karl]

Barr,

I am not the expert but I can tell you that any Luger magazine should fit into a model 1900. Could the other magazine you tried be damaged? As far as I know, all of the M1900 lugers have the hold open. My 1900 AE does not have proof marks either. Could you have missed the side plate number on the bottom of the side plate? Pictures will help.

KFS

[barr44]

Karl,

I thank you for the info. I don't have the pistol yet, I'm trying to find out more about it. I don't have any luger that early and I haven't found a lot of info on these early lugers. This is the first one that I've seen and handled. There is no number on the side plate, side or bottom. The side plate seems to match the bluing on the rest of the model and makes me think it could have been skipped on some pistols. I have a couple of later commercial lugers and am familiar with the normal s.n. location on the commercials. This one is really different in a lot of respects from any of my lugers, that is why I'm a little confused about it. The condition of the pistol is probably very good as far as the fit and finish. The problem with the magazine
could possibly be due to some damage to one part or another. I wasn't able to remove the left grip and closely examine what was preventing the insertion of a magazine. A different magazine would start to go in perhaps a 1/4 of an inch and then start to bind. The magazine with the pistol goes in but it is a tight fit.
I may have a chance to look the pistol over again in a few days, so maybe I can get some photos of it.
Thanks again for your help.
barr