1937, S/42

Edward Tinker · 10-27-2002, 06:46 PM

Lugers were made in batches of 9999 (some experts say 10,000 and that is another thread), so you will find them marked with numbering such as:
1630
or
3 c
123
2578 c
9762 f
etc., so to give you any indication of when your Luger was made, a serial number or close to it needs to be given.

If under the barrel it is marked 5476 and just under it is a y, then the serial number is 5476y. If you feel that giving out the serial number is a violation of your privacy, you can get the number fairly clsoe by staing 54xx y. Without a serial number or as you stated no suffix, then it was made in the grouping later in the year.

3rd Reich Lugers book states: there were numbering of 1937 S/42 of 4500p through 400b, with a total of 126,000 Lugers made that year.

(1936 S/42's continued their number until the p block, and 1937 continued onward).

10-27-2002, 06:46 PM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,977 Thanks: 2,076 Thanked 4,612 Times in 2,125 Posts	Lugers were made in batches of 9999 (some experts say 10,000 and that is another thread), so you will find them marked with numbering such as: 1630 or 3 c 123 2578 c 9762 f etc., so to give you any indication of when your Luger was made, a serial number or close to it needs to be given. If under the barrel it is marked 5476 and just under it is a y, then the serial number is 5476y. If you feel that giving out the serial number is a violation of your privacy, you can get the number fairly clsoe by staing 54xx y. Without a serial number or as you stated no suffix, then it was made in the grouping later in the year. 3rd Reich Lugers book states: there were numbering of 1937 S/42 of 4500p through 400b, with a total of 126,000 Lugers made that year. (1936 S/42's continued their number until the p block, and 1937 continued onward). __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV