1900 Swiss SN Placement?

Ron Wood · 03-25-2016, 10:15 PM

The very early guns were marked in that manner. I don't recall when they stopped marking them that way...for the Swiss I think it was around serial #1000 or close to it. The marking on the magazine release was the first to go. The US Test trials guns still had the serial number on the right round of the take down lever until after #7100, then it shifted to the left side flat. The digits on the RIA piece were not added, it was made that way.

03-25-2016, 10:15 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,123 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	The very early guns were marked in that manner. I don't recall when they stopped marking them that way...for the Swiss I think it was around serial #1000 or close to it. The marking on the magazine release was the first to go. The US Test trials guns still had the serial number on the right round of the take down lever until after #7100, then it shifted to the left side flat. The digits on the RIA piece were not added, it was made that way. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction