S# suffix

Don M · 10-09-2006, 08:16 AM

Mike,

I don't know if anyone can answer your question definitively without a photo; however, I have seen (and have one example) of stamped suffixes such as "p" or "q" on Alphabet DWMs (aka 1920 Commercial) that are missing part of their "tails" because of the curvature of the frame.

This thread on Jan Still's forum discusses the whys and wherefors of the DWM serial numbering system: http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9324.

10-09-2006, 08:16 AM	#2
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Mike, I don't know if anyone can answer your question definitively without a photo; however, I have seen (and have one example) of stamped suffixes such as "p" or "q" on Alphabet DWMs (aka 1920 Commercial) that are missing part of their "tails" because of the curvature of the frame. This thread on Jan Still's forum discusses the whys and wherefors of the DWM serial numbering system: http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9324. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com