my first bird biuld 1916 - Page 2

charly239 · 01-20-2006, 10:49 AM

detail

charly239 · 01-20-2006, 10:50 AM

good light

charly239 · 01-20-2006, 10:51 AM

and the last

again a stamp......what did it mean

thank you all for vising and helping

all the best

charly

Frank · 01-20-2006, 10:55 AM

Welcome to the Luger Forum. You have a very nice 1916 Luger. The serial number is 7615c, the "c" on the barrel and on the front of the frame is part of the serial number. The 8,82 is the diameter of the bore across the lands in millimeters. If you had a rod 8,82 millimetres in diameter, it would fit down the barrel, if the rod was larger than that it wouldn't fit the barrel.

Hope this helps!

John Sabato · 01-20-2006, 10:58 AM

charly239

First of all... welcome to the Lugerforum... I only have a couple of minutes this morning, but I wanted to answer your main questions.

The small letter "c" indicates that this gun is the fourth series marked with this serial number in the year of manufacture (1916)... The first series would have no letter code, the second would be "a" and so forth...

The 8,82 under the barrel is the bore diameter in millimeters...

It is a very nice specimen and nice that you have the complete rig. It is unfortunate that somewhere along the line the closure strap on the holster was repaired by using a crude rivit instead of having it properly stitched... other than that, it all looks original...

I am sure others will be along today and comment on the other markings for you... I just don't have time...

Later... and once again welcome. There is much to learn on this website about Lugers and many very experienced and knowledgeable folks willing to share their widsom...

Vlim · 01-20-2006, 02:11 PM

Hi Charly,

Very nice pistol and it's certainly at least worth the 800 Euro you paid for it.
The small 'bird' stamps are actually proof marks, that show that barrel, toggle and receiver succesfully survived official test firing.

01-20-2006, 10:49 AM	#21
charly239 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 211 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	detail Last edited by charly239; 12-22-2012 at 03:35 PM.

01-20-2006, 10:50 AM	#22
charly239 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 211 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	good light Last edited by charly239; 12-22-2012 at 03:35 PM.

01-20-2006, 10:51 AM	#23
charly239 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 211 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	and the last again a stamp......what did it mean thank you all for vising and helping all the best charly Last edited by charly239; 12-22-2012 at 03:35 PM.

01-20-2006, 10:58 AM	#25
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	charly239 First of all... welcome to the Lugerforum... I only have a couple of minutes this morning, but I wanted to answer your main questions. The small letter "c" indicates that this gun is the fourth series marked with this serial number in the year of manufacture (1916)... The first series would have no letter code, the second would be "a" and so forth... The 8,82 under the barrel is the bore diameter in millimeters... It is a very nice specimen and nice that you have the complete rig. It is unfortunate that somewhere along the line the closure strap on the holster was repaired by using a crude rivit instead of having it properly stitched... other than that, it all looks original... I am sure others will be along today and comment on the other markings for you... I just don't have time... Later... and once again welcome. There is much to learn on this website about Lugers and many very experienced and knowledgeable folks willing to share their widsom... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-20-2006, 10:55 AM	#24
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Welcome to the Luger Forum. You have a very nice 1916 Luger. The serial number is 7615c, the "c" on the barrel and on the front of the frame is part of the serial number. The 8,82 is the diameter of the bore across the lands in millimeters. If you had a rod 8,82 millimetres in diameter, it would fit down the barrel, if the rod was larger than that it wouldn't fit the barrel. Hope this helps!

01-20-2006, 02:11 PM	#26
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Charly, Very nice pistol and it's certainly at least worth the 800 Euro you paid for it. The small 'bird' stamps are actually proof marks, that show that barrel, toggle and receiver succesfully survived official test firing.