M2 Portuguese

[Big Norm]

I took delivery of my new M2 Portuguses 30 cal today. The gun is absolutely GEORGEOUS. I looked at 'Lugers At Random' to see if it compared to what is written about it. Some different stuff from what I have and what is written. [img]confused.gif[/img]

1. My serial number is 15850 on the frame and on the barrel. But Kenyon says that there should be 1 to 4 numbers.

2. The trigger, barrel lock, and side plate say 85. The rear toggle lip and the little cap that helps the locking bolt hold the receiver to the frame says 850. Except for the frame and the fore mentioned cap, the zeroes are a little off.

3. Kenyon says that the lower position of the thumb saftey should be polished bright whereas mine is blued.

4. The inside rails, while dirty from time, look bright.

All of the rest of the gun corresponds to everything that Kenyon wrote. The proof marks are all crisp. The extractor has the appropriate 'CARREGADA'. The strawing looks old but excellent. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I thought that I read on the old forum that the zero in the serial number was added later.
Since I have a three day inspection on this Luger (I'll probably keep it anyway) <img src="graemlins/drink.gif" border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" /> I would like to see some comments on this new addition to my family.
Big Norm