1920 Commercial Luger?

Doubs · 01-25-2004, 05:48 PM

It is a 1920 Commercial Luger manufactured new sometime in the mid-1920's. Jan Still calls these pistols "Alphabet Lugers" because they were undated and while the serial number included a suffix letter, the guns were proofed and the serial numbers placed on the guns in a commercial manner. The pre-war commercial Lugers had a five digit serial number without suffix letter. The finish on your pistol appears to be thin but they are finely-made Lugers and it should be a great shooter. If the finish is at 90% or better, it's a collectable. The 1920 is also the most commonly encountered Luger on the market according to what I've read and seen.

01-25-2004, 05:48 PM	#2
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,744 Thanks: 828 Thanked 1,794 Times in 592 Posts	It is a 1920 Commercial Luger manufactured new sometime in the mid-1920's. Jan Still calls these pistols "Alphabet Lugers" because they were undated and while the serial number included a suffix letter, the guns were proofed and the serial numbers placed on the guns in a commercial manner. The pre-war commercial Lugers had a five digit serial number without suffix letter. The finish on your pistol appears to be thin but they are finely-made Lugers and it should be a great shooter. If the finish is at 90% or better, it's a collectable. The 1920 is also the most commonly encountered Luger on the market according to what I've read and seen.