How Many Martz Baby Lugers Were Made?

TomJohn · 06-29-2023, 09:44 PM

Well, since there hasn't been much response, I'm going to post the information I have acquired, and maybe it will help someone else in the future. I found 14 baby lugers that have been auctioned over the last couple of decades and have also identified their production numbers. Here are the numbers, in sequence:
#1 - yes, one of them was production #1
#22
#30
#53 - mine
#84
#86-7 - I don't know what the hyphenated numbers mean -
perhaps a barrel length? More likely, since they are
sequential (7-10-11), they refer to some change in the
production process?
#87
#105
#122-10
#133-11
#139 - engraved
#158
#175
#206
I also came across the information that 7 baby lugers were made in .380. I could not find any information on how many were 9mm and .30 luger. Those were evidently the only calibers made in baby lugers. From the auction listings, 9mm was much more common than 30 luger. The most authorative source I found on production numbers was from Gun Values by Gun Digest. I'm not sure I'm allowed to post the link here.

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06-29-2023, 09:44 PM	#5
TomJohn User Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Southwest Georgia - been here 48 years. Posts: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	Well, since there hasn't been much response, I'm going to post the information I have acquired, and maybe it will help someone else in the future. I found 14 baby lugers that have been auctioned over the last couple of decades and have also identified their production numbers. Here are the numbers, in sequence: #1 - yes, one of them was production #1 #22 #30 #53 - mine #84 #86-7 - I don't know what the hyphenated numbers mean - perhaps a barrel length? More likely, since they are sequential (7-10-11), they refer to some change in the production process? #87 #105 #122-10 #133-11 #139 - engraved #158 #175 #206 I also came across the information that 7 baby lugers were made in .380. I could not find any information on how many were 9mm and .30 luger. Those were evidently the only calibers made in baby lugers. From the auction listings, 9mm was much more common than 30 luger. The most authorative source I found on production numbers was from Gun Values by Gun Digest. I'm not sure I'm allowed to post the link here.