Presentation Luger

[aldo35]

Hi,
I find it interesting that the serial number of this pistol is 10085B and it has the GL stamp on the rear toggle and we just saw a Luger in Finland( thread 9/28/2024) serial number 10055B also has the GL on the rear toggle. There is also a reference to a Phoenix auction Luger serial number 10100B.
Only if the could talk,
Aldo35

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by aldo35

Hi,
I find it interesting that the serial number of this pistol is 10085B and it has the GL stamp on the rear toggle and we just saw a Luger in Finland( thread 9/28/2024) serial number 10055B also has the GL on the rear toggle. There is also a reference to a Phoenix auction Luger serial number 10100B.
Only if the could talk,
Aldo35

I seem to remember a thread that discussed these guns--their block-style font upper case B suffix, their GL monogram, their commercial-style serial range... Too worn out at the moment to even try to look it up. I hope someone remembers the thread and its pertinent info.

*edit* 10100B and 10085B are listed in Dwight's Commercial Data Base. 10055B is not. Your 10085B is listed as .30 Luger, so something is up... There's an association with Dutch Trials proffered.

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

...*edit* 10100B and 10085B are listed in Dwight's Commercial Data Base. 10055B is not. Your 10085B is listed as .30 Luger, so something is up... There's an association with Dutch Trials proffered.

Please note, that the Dutch test serial numbers are listed as speculative. The source documentation is inconclusive regarding whether or not these pistols are serial production or B-suffix prototypes. The only surviving pistol from this group is sn 10130B, definitely a prototype so it does not appear in the database. It is this pistol which drives the speculation that all these Dutch test pistols may have been B-suffix prototypes and therefore not eligible for commercial database listing.

--Dwight