German Luger

RockinWR · 04-30-2003, 07:49 PM

Brenda,
* 9mm or 30 Parabellum?
* Sounds like you have a Weimer Era (1919-1933) Luger made for the Commercial Market and exported from Germany. It likely was shipped to the U.S. and sold here sometime in the mid 1920's. The Crown N is the German commercial Nitro Proof mark. The "Germany" marking is the pistol's Country of origin required by US Customs for importation.
* The "logo" underneath the numerals 826 might be a suffix block letter. Lugers were generally made in blocks of 10000 pistols. Each block was designated by a lower case scriptic letter of the alphabet. This is part of the S/N. Look in this Forum's "Tech Info" section which appears on the left side of the screen if you enter using "www.lugerforum.com". Please report what lower case script letter you match as this will help clarify the approximate Yr. of Mfg. and collector's type of P.08 you have.
* Commercial P.08's can have the last two S/N digits, in this case "26", marked on the small parts in a hidden location. Look on the underside or hidden side of the strawed parts, for instance, to see if they bear this partial S/N identity. Pistol does have strawed parts I assume.
* If you have field stripped this pistol, the lug on the underside of the receiver, just aft of the barrel, will usually bear these last two digits as well.
* Have you checked the inside of the grips for numerals, acceptance stamps, etc.?? If attempted, extra care must be exercised in removal of the left grip so as to not snag/chip the upper right corner of the grip on the underside of the safety lever. These are checkered wood grips I presume. You might start with removal/inspection of the right grip panel. With the mag removed, one can generally see the inside of the left grip for markings without ever having to remove the left grip at all.
* Overall side, top and/or detail digit pictures would help to confirm this assessment. Certainly would help reduce the assume/presume quotiant.
* Trust this helps.
Respectfully,
RockinWR

04-30-2003, 07:49 PM	#2
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Brenda, * 9mm or 30 Parabellum? * Sounds like you have a Weimer Era (1919-1933) Luger made for the Commercial Market and exported from Germany. It likely was shipped to the U.S. and sold here sometime in the mid 1920's. The Crown N is the German commercial Nitro Proof mark. The "Germany" marking is the pistol's Country of origin required by US Customs for importation. * The "logo" underneath the numerals 826 might be a suffix block letter. Lugers were generally made in blocks of 10000 pistols. Each block was designated by a lower case scriptic letter of the alphabet. This is part of the S/N. Look in this Forum's "Tech Info" section which appears on the left side of the screen if you enter using "www.lugerforum.com". Please report what lower case script letter you match as this will help clarify the approximate Yr. of Mfg. and collector's type of P.08 you have. * Commercial P.08's can have the last two S/N digits, in this case "26", marked on the small parts in a hidden location. Look on the underside or hidden side of the strawed parts, for instance, to see if they bear this partial S/N identity. Pistol does have strawed parts I assume. * If you have field stripped this pistol, the lug on the underside of the receiver, just aft of the barrel, will usually bear these last two digits as well. * Have you checked the inside of the grips for numerals, acceptance stamps, etc.?? If attempted, extra care must be exercised in removal of the left grip so as to not snag/chip the upper right corner of the grip on the underside of the safety lever. These are checkered wood grips I presume. You might start with removal/inspection of the right grip panel. With the mag removed, one can generally see the inside of the left grip for markings without ever having to remove the left grip at all. * Overall side, top and/or detail digit pictures would help to confirm this assessment. Certainly would help reduce the assume/presume quotiant. * Trust this helps. Respectfully, RockinWR