Number question.

MikeP · 09-12-2020, 12:20 PM

Getting ready to sell off a number of Lugers I have had for a long time.
I drug out a nice 1918 DWM last night and found this.
Any comments? The serial # is 9638.
Not enthused about this.
I got it from Shattuck 20 or so years ago.
Thanks

lugerholsterrepair · 09-12-2020, 01:19 PM

42 was a replacement code?

MikeP · 09-12-2020, 04:26 PM

I am tending to believe the piece was renumbered or stamped to look like an original would. I think maybe the one on the bottom is original. I have a 1910 that is numbered on the bottom like that. The "8" looks kind of funky.
I bought a number of pieces from Shattuck and some had "issues."

Norme · 09-12-2020, 04:37 PM

Hi Mike,
The part you show should be strawed on a 1918 Luger but it looks blued in your photos. What is it? Enquiring minds want to know.
Norm

MikeP · 09-12-2020, 05:38 PM

It is a strawed part from a 1918 DWM.
Straw is not in bad shape where the "38" is or the other end.
The photo is dark.
I am thinking the piece has been renumbered and the "42" is the original number.
All else matches except magazine.
I am getting some Lugers ready to sell due to age and other considerations.
I will certainly address the issue when listing it.

Doubs · 09-12-2020, 06:19 PM

If 42 is the original number, the locking bolt will have originally been on a commercial Luger.

Edward Tinker · 09-12-2020, 06:59 PM

Two possibilities - that it is a 42 mauser code and second is that it was a commercial part

RichSr · 09-12-2020, 10:15 PM

A third possibility, Navy locking bolts were marked on the bottom IIRC

lugerholsterrepair · 09-12-2020, 11:38 PM

Do the fonts of the outside numbers match the rest of the pistols numbers?

DonVoigt · 09-13-2020, 12:12 AM

I believe you are correct, the latch is "forced" matched; whether a replacement part that was re-numbered in service, or by a later individual to produce a "matching number" will remain unknown.

Being a suspicious sort myself and considering the source, I suspect a "boosted" luger to produce a matching pistol and make a little more $$.

MikeP · 09-13-2020, 01:16 AM

I agree that this is "boosted."
I discovered this as I was in the process of taking pics for a sale.
All the other numbers on the pistol look good.
It came from Shattuck about 20 years ago as "all original."
He played fast and loose at times.
2 mags came with it-original tubes, but repro wood bottoms.
I have a 1910 that has the original number stamped on the bottom as does this piece.

mrerick · 09-13-2020, 09:43 AM

I think the font on the "42" looks like the one used to mark Mauser made armorer replacement parts.

But... no matter. I've also seen some "Ralph" specials...

09-12-2020, 12:20 PM	#1
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Number question. Getting ready to sell off a number of Lugers I have had for a long time. I drug out a nice 1918 DWM last night and found this. Any comments? The serial # is 9638. Not enthused about this. I got it from Shattuck 20 or so years ago. Thanks Attached Thumbnails

09-12-2020, 01:19 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,933 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	42 was a replacement code? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

09-12-2020, 10:15 PM	#8
RichSr User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 128 Thanks: 153 Thanked 54 Times in 36 Posts	A third possibility, Navy locking bolts were marked on the bottom IIRC __________________ Rich

09-12-2020, 11:38 PM	#9
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,933 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Do the fonts of the outside numbers match the rest of the pistols numbers? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

09-13-2020, 12:12 AM	#10
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	I believe you are correct, the latch is "forced" matched; whether a replacement part that was re-numbered in service, or by a later individual to produce a "matching number" will remain unknown. Being a suspicious sort myself and considering the source, I suspect a "boosted" luger to produce a matching pistol and make a little more $$. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-12-2020, 04:26 PM	#3
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I am tending to believe the piece was renumbered or stamped to look like an original would. I think maybe the one on the bottom is original. I have a 1910 that is numbered on the bottom like that. The "8" looks kind of funky. I bought a number of pieces from Shattuck and some had "issues."

09-12-2020, 04:37 PM	#4
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Mike, The part you show should be strawed on a 1918 Luger but it looks blued in your photos. What is it? Enquiring minds want to know. Norm

09-12-2020, 05:38 PM	#5
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	It is a strawed part from a 1918 DWM. Straw is not in bad shape where the "38" is or the other end. The photo is dark. I am thinking the piece has been renumbered and the "42" is the original number. All else matches except magazine. I am getting some Lugers ready to sell due to age and other considerations. I will certainly address the issue when listing it.

09-12-2020, 06:19 PM	#6
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,697 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,684 Times in 553 Posts	If 42 is the original number, the locking bolt will have originally been on a commercial Luger.

09-12-2020, 06:59 PM	#7
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,933 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,530 Times in 2,092 Posts	Two possibilities - that it is a 42 mauser code and second is that it was a commercial part

09-13-2020, 01:16 AM	#11
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I agree that this is "boosted." I discovered this as I was in the process of taking pics for a sale. All the other numbers on the pistol look good. It came from Shattuck about 20 years ago as "all original." He played fast and loose at times. 2 mags came with it-original tubes, but repro wood bottoms. I have a 1910 that has the original number stamped on the bottom as does this piece.

09-13-2020, 09:43 AM	#12
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	I think the font on the "42" looks like the one used to mark Mauser made armorer replacement parts. But... no matter. I've also seen some "Ralph" specials... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.