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drbuster · 11-07-2014, 12:20 PM

Unusual luger! Note it has a short frame. Short frame commercial Navy type lugers were imported into the US in the 1920's, usually bearing 5 digit commercial serial numbers. The few I have seen are BUG proofed. This specimen has a 4 digit number with a suffix that I cannot make out. We are trying to explain a short framed grip saftey military to commercial with a replaced 30 caliber barrel. I feel it somehow came out of post WW1 1920 production when nothing was wasted and some strange and interesting lugers were assembled. I'm also not certain whether the Navy sight was added because it's hard to explain as an original production part.

11-07-2014, 12:20 PM	#8
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Unusual luger! Note it has a short frame. Short frame commercial Navy type lugers were imported into the US in the 1920's, usually bearing 5 digit commercial serial numbers. The few I have seen are BUG proofed. This specimen has a 4 digit number with a suffix that I cannot make out. We are trying to explain a short framed grip saftey military to commercial with a replaced 30 caliber barrel. I feel it somehow came out of post WW1 1920 production when nothing was wasted and some strange and interesting lugers were assembled. I'm also not certain whether the Navy sight was added because it's hard to explain as an original production part.