Lugers With Duplicate Serial Numbers

Edward Tinker · 11-06-2007, 10:20 PM

unsure what part you are talking about in Datig; but realize that the book by Datig is about 45 years old

So, duplicate numbers are not truley duplicates, but they are.

Lets take WW1 lugers; a true serial number is the front number on the frame, plus "usually" the suffix. But, each year made would have many of the same suffixes, especially 1917 and 1918, AND two companies made hundreds of thousands of lugers, Erfurt and DWM

So, short answer is Erfurt and DWM made lugers and they were numbered in blocks of 10,000, each 10k had a new suffix, so; 1, 2, 3, 4 then each number up to 9999, the 1a, 2a, 3a, then the next block would be 1b, 2b, etc.

In the big picture, DWM made many different years with different suffixes, then Mauser did the same.

Ed

11-06-2007, 10:20 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	unsure what part you are talking about in Datig; but realize that the book by Datig is about 45 years old So, duplicate numbers are not truley duplicates, but they are. Lets take WW1 lugers; a true serial number is the front number on the frame, plus "usually" the suffix. But, each year made would have many of the same suffixes, especially 1917 and 1918, AND two companies made hundreds of thousands of lugers, Erfurt and DWM So, short answer is Erfurt and DWM made lugers and they were numbered in blocks of 10,000, each 10k had a new suffix, so; 1, 2, 3, 4 then each number up to 9999, the 1a, 2a, 3a, then the next block would be 1b, 2b, etc. In the big picture, DWM made many different years with different suffixes, then Mauser did the same. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV