7.65mm Luger

Doubs · 08-01-2003, 06:15 PM

A very nice post-war commercial "Alphabet" Luger with 98mm barrel. (Jan Still has designated these pistols "Alphabet" Lugers because DWM began using a suffix letter in the serial number of their commercial pistols when manufacture of commercial Lugers had reached about 92,000. Jan believes that the first of the Alphabet Lugers was serialed 2000i. If each letter, beginning with "a" denotes 10,000 pistols, 2000i would designate 92,000. Previous to this, only military pistols used a letter suffix in the serial number.) Yours was likely made around 1923 - 1925 and was new manufacture. While these pistols are not quite up to pre-war standards, they are still of excellent quality. The family history makes it even nicer. You have every right to be pleased.

08-01-2003, 06:15 PM	#13
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,744 Thanks: 828 Thanked 1,794 Times in 592 Posts	A very nice post-war commercial "Alphabet" Luger with 98mm barrel. (Jan Still has designated these pistols "Alphabet" Lugers because DWM began using a suffix letter in the serial number of their commercial pistols when manufacture of commercial Lugers had reached about 92,000. Jan believes that the first of the Alphabet Lugers was serialed 2000i. If each letter, beginning with "a" denotes 10,000 pistols, 2000i would designate 92,000. Previous to this, only military pistols used a letter suffix in the serial number.) Yours was likely made around 1923 - 1925 and was new manufacture. While these pistols are not quite up to pre-war standards, they are still of excellent quality. The family history makes it even nicer. You have every right to be pleased.