Lugers With Duplicate Serial Numbers

admiral1960 · 11-07-2007, 11:09 AM

The book I have was published in 1962 and is the "Enlarged Revised Edition" pages 14-15.

I reread it a couple of times and I think he was trying to say that if you ignore the year code and manufacturers code there were 250-300 pistols with the same serial numbers over the course of WW I & WW II. That is 250-300 with S/N 0001 a, 250-300 with S/N 0002 a. etc.

If I read what he is saying correctly, Dartig is saying that in one year during WW I the numbering cycle was repeated 48 times. His total production numbers may be correct but the tables I have seen do not support 480,000 in one year.

His point was that you make sure you record the whole Luger S/N with supporting info (year made / Manufacture code) so if someone trys to say yours is a stolen Luger you have a complete S/N to prove ownership.

As far as I know there was never a year where one company produced over 260,000 guns and had to start the numbering cycle over.

11-07-2007, 11:09 AM	#3
admiral1960 User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	The book I have was published in 1962 and is the "Enlarged Revised Edition" pages 14-15. I reread it a couple of times and I think he was trying to say that if you ignore the year code and manufacturers code there were 250-300 pistols with the same serial numbers over the course of WW I & WW II. That is 250-300 with S/N 0001 a, 250-300 with S/N 0002 a. etc. If I read what he is saying correctly, Dartig is saying that in one year during WW I the numbering cycle was repeated 48 times. His total production numbers may be correct but the tables I have seen do not support 480,000 in one year. His point was that you make sure you record the whole Luger S/N with supporting info (year made / Manufacture code) so if someone trys to say yours is a stolen Luger you have a complete S/N to prove ownership. As far as I know there was never a year where one company produced over 260,000 guns and had to start the numbering cycle over. __________________ seeking "Trigger Sideplate"for 1916 DWM with 04 SN Allen Michler AW1, USNR-R (10 yrs) LTC, TC, USAR (29 yrs)