1908 1st Military Issue - Characteristics...how to know

siegersallee · 07-05-2017, 03:04 PM

Hi Dwight,

I was just checking out Jan Still's Imperial Lugers and found on page 20 that there is a reference to 1908 First Issue as being the 1st installment of about 25000 lugers, per the DWM contract of 50,000, in the serial number range 34 - 4828b.

This seems to jive with what I had been told in my first post.

However, unless I have screwed up the math, the S/N range of 34 - 4828b only comes in around 14450...so that may well be what is considered the "1st Issue 1908 Military".

Richard

07-05-2017, 03:04 PM	#5
siegersallee User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 293 Thanks: 112 Thanked 58 Times in 35 Posts	Hi Dwight, I was just checking out Jan Still's Imperial Lugers and found on page 20 that there is a reference to 1908 First Issue as being the 1st installment of about 25000 lugers, per the DWM contract of 50,000, in the serial number range 34 - 4828b. This seems to jive with what I had been told in my first post. However, unless I have screwed up the math, the S/N range of 34 - 4828b only comes in around 14450...so that may well be what is considered the "1st Issue 1908 Military". Richard __________________ "Für Gott, Kaiser, und Vaterland" -seeking: Erfrut Mag 1229 (no script)