Luger Identifaction

aldo35 · 11-14-2012, 05:11 PM

Hello,

Back in the 60's I purchase three Luger frames. Serial # 45488 is a grip safety, no stock lug and the word Germany does not appear anywhere on the frame.

The other two frames are serial #'s 35408 and 44427. These are also grip safeties with out stock lugs, however the word Germany is stamped under the serial #.

The only serial numbers appear on the front of the frame and no other place.

All three have the spiral recoil spring and accept WW2 receivers without any over/under hang ie the receiver length and frame channel length are the same.

My questions are were these frames from P06 or P08 pistols and do the export frame serial #'s fall in the range of American Eagle Lugers?

Thank you in advance for looking at this

Aldo35

Dwight Gruber · 11-14-2012, 06:01 PM

The grip safeties identify them as 1906. There is no "range" of American Eagle Lugers, AE and Commercial production (and a few Swiss) were intermixed with no particular order. Any 1906 Luger with GERMANY stamped on the front of the frame has a strong liklihood of being an AE, but with no certainty.

--Dwight

11-14-2012, 05:11 PM	#1
aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 343 Thanks: 2,220 Thanked 146 Times in 76 Posts	Luger Identifaction Hello, Back in the 60's I purchase three Luger frames. Serial # 45488 is a grip safety, no stock lug and the word Germany does not appear anywhere on the frame. The other two frames are serial #'s 35408 and 44427. These are also grip safeties with out stock lugs, however the word Germany is stamped under the serial #. The only serial numbers appear on the front of the frame and no other place. All three have the spiral recoil spring and accept WW2 receivers without any over/under hang ie the receiver length and frame channel length are the same. My questions are were these frames from P06 or P08 pistols and do the export frame serial #'s fall in the range of American Eagle Lugers? Thank you in advance for looking at this Aldo35

11-14-2012, 06:01 PM	#2
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,317 Times in 431 Posts	The grip safeties identify them as 1906. There is no "range" of American Eagle Lugers, AE and Commercial production (and a few Swiss) were intermixed with no particular order. Any 1906 Luger with GERMANY stamped on the front of the frame has a strong liklihood of being an AE, but with no certainty. --Dwight