odd ball Luger ID help needed

Doubs · 11-01-2002, 12:11 AM

The Navy rear sight is Imperial or Weimar in origin I would think and the lazy C/N is a commercial proof. That raises the possibility of a pre or post-WW1 commercial Navy model Luger.

HOWEVER, and this is the fly in the ointment, if you have a good look at Imperial and Weimar era pistols, the style of "1" used is exactly as I've typed it... both in serial numbers and dates. The "1" without the bottom base or cross piece doesn't appear until Mauser production in the 1930's.

You may have the pieces of an "extremely rare" variation that was not completed. IMO, it is a fake in the making. That's only my opinion and others may have a different take on the matter.

11-01-2002, 12:11 AM	#2
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,787 Times in 590 Posts	The Navy rear sight is Imperial or Weimar in origin I would think and the lazy C/N is a commercial proof. That raises the possibility of a pre or post-WW1 commercial Navy model Luger. HOWEVER, and this is the fly in the ointment, if you have a good look at Imperial and Weimar era pistols, the style of "1" used is exactly as I've typed it... both in serial numbers and dates. The "1" without the bottom base or cross piece doesn't appear until Mauser production in the 1930's. You may have the pieces of an "extremely rare" variation that was not completed. IMO, it is a fake in the making. That's only my opinion and others may have a different take on the matter.