S# suffix

MFC · 10-09-2006, 01:06 AM

I have a 1920 commercial w/ a (p) or an (r) suffix S#. I can't tell which it is. It looks more like a (p) to me,but the loop is not closed on the bottom. Can anyone verify if the loop of a (p) is open on the bottom or is it definately an (r).
I've noticed all letter suffixs are script and lower case. Any reason?
Thanks in advance,
Mike C.

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.

Steinar · 10-09-2006, 09:28 AM

You also might want to take a look here http://www.lugerforum.com/lugermarkings/suffix.html

MFC · 10-09-2006, 10:16 AM

Don ,
Thanks for the link. Very interesting. I thought there was more to it than it just looks cool. I'm learning more every day.

Morgan,
That's the link I needed. It's definitely a (p).

You guys are amazing. Thanks for doing our homework for us.
Mike C.

10-09-2006, 01:06 AM	#1
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	S# suffix I have a 1920 commercial w/ a (p) or an (r) suffix S#. I can't tell which it is. It looks more like a (p) to me,but the loop is not closed on the bottom. Can anyone verify if the loop of a (p) is open on the bottom or is it definately an (r). I've noticed all letter suffixs are script and lower case. Any reason? Thanks in advance, Mike C.

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

10-09-2006, 09:28 AM	#3
Steinar User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,538 Thanks: 18 Thanked 36 Times in 21 Posts	You also might want to take a look here http://www.lugerforum.com/lugermarkings/suffix.html __________________ Previously known as Morgan Kane

10-09-2006, 10:16 AM	#4
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Don , Thanks for the link. Very interesting. I thought there was more to it than it just looks cool. I'm learning more every day. Morgan, That's the link I needed. It's definitely a (p). You guys are amazing. Thanks for doing our homework for us. Mike C. __________________ Mike C.