Mysterious Dots

Doubs · 09-16-2002, 01:33 AM

[quote]Originally posted by policeluger:
<strong>underside of barrel extention...you can find them in random location. I believe I have an old letter, 20 some years ago from Sam Costanzo stating they are hardness tests.</strong><hr></blockquote>

A hardness test was one of my first thoughts too. However, the proximity to the last two digits of the serial number in these cases, plus the fact that so few parts have what appear to be hardness test dots in exterior places, makes me doubt it. I think hardness testing is more likely to have been done in a place not visable when the gun is assembled. The three dots on Thor's Erfurt are interesting but are deeper and larger than most hardness test dots I've seen.

I'd like to know how many collectors have Lugers with a dot next to a serial number on a part. Stevie has reported a third gun and it's a DWM too, although post-war. I hope ohers will examine their guns and report what they find.

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09-16-2002, 01:33 AM	#7
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,787 Times in 590 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by policeluger: <strong>underside of barrel extention...you can find them in random location. I believe I have an old letter, 20 some years ago from Sam Costanzo stating they are hardness tests.</strong><hr></blockquote> A hardness test was one of my first thoughts too. However, the proximity to the last two digits of the serial number in these cases, plus the fact that so few parts have what appear to be hardness test dots in exterior places, makes me doubt it. I think hardness testing is more likely to have been done in a place not visable when the gun is assembled. The three dots on Thor's Erfurt are interesting but are deeper and larger than most hardness test dots I've seen. I'd like to know how many collectors have Lugers with a dot next to a serial number on a part. Stevie has reported a third gun and it's a DWM too, although post-war. I hope ohers will examine their guns and report what they find.