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New to me 1904 Navy
Just bought my first few Lugers, and am interested in learning more about them. I read John Walter's book, which helped, but can't narrow down the date of manufacture or deployment of my 1904 Navy. Can anyone help? It is serial number 2509 a, has no date stamp on the top of receiver, and three marks (German Navy?) on the left side of the receiver. Any info or insight would be appreciated by this Luger newbee.
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05-23-2012, 02:40 PM | #2 |
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Welcome! We need pictures! Here's a link to a quick & dirty tut on attaching pics -
http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=23172 Max size of pics is ~1100 x 1100; take full side views, closeups of all markings; rear sight markings; serial #; barrel numbers; any other markings/numbers... The resident Navy experts will be along shortly...
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Welcome to the forum! I suggest you re post your inquiry in the "Navy Luger" section and take a minute to review the "Sticky" at the top of the navy Luger section, which will help in answering a number of your questions.
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05-23-2012, 02:54 PM | #4 |
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Thanks, will do when done traveling today.
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05-23-2012, 03:32 PM | #5 |
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Hi Tim, Since your Navy has an undated chamber, and based on the serial number, I'm assuming that it has a grip safety and it's what collectors call a 1906 model. I could tell more with photos, particularly grip strap markings (if any), the magazine base, the barrel serial number, and also the thumb safety in the up position. Regards, Norm
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1904 Luger Pictures
This is Portland Luger attempting to share some pictures of my newly acquired Luger. Please let me know if the pictures come through. Would appreciate any information regarding year of manufacture and where it may have gotten deployed.
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05-25-2012, 07:26 PM | #7 |
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One more 1904 Picture
Bear with me - I'm not only new to Lugers but I'm new to forums as well.
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05-25-2012, 07:33 PM | #8 |
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Hi Tim, As I suspected, your Gun is a 1906 Navy, what collectors call a 1st Altered, because the safety has been altered to be safe in the down position. The unit mark on the rear grip strap stands for 1st See Battalion, Weapon #76. This is a rare and desirable unit mark. We would love to see more photos of the gun and magazine so that we can assess condition. Regards, Norm
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1904 Navy
Thanks for the feedback, Norm. I'll take and send some more pictures. Can you tell me what the marks on the side of the chamber refer to?
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05-26-2012, 03:47 PM | #10 |
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Hi Tim, Reading from the left, the receiver marks are: 1/ Pentagon shaped crown, this shows that the pistol has passed a proof test. This same mark should be on the left of the barrel and on the top right corner of the left side of the breech-block. 2 & 3/ Three lobed crown over M. These are Naval inspection marks and there should be another of these beneath the barrel, above the serial number. Your gun is one of the last to have the three lobed crown/M mark. It was replaced by a pentagon crown/M at about serial #3500a. Regards, Norm
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I also see stamped symbols further up the barrel in your photo. Please include these when submitting more photos.
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Doug - That also looks like the pentagonal shaped crown proof...Just not as deeply stamped (or because it's a curved surface)...
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(Where the original 'Gesichert' would have been...It should be unblued, too; correct???)
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A few more general pictures, and magazine
Attached are some general pictures and a picture of the magazine bottom. I appreciate all the information so far.
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How about a close-up of the safety in the up position???
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It is a nice WW1 magazine but not correct for the Navy.
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Hi Tim, I'd like to see a clear photo of the barrel serial number and the receiver frame rails when you're able to remove the top half of the pistol. The gun itself looks very nice, but my concerns are that the grips look more worn than the metal (a red flag), and also that the sear bar appears to be blued in your photo (a black flag !), although that could be dried grease. I think I see a Crown/M on the magazine base, if so then it is a Navy mag that was renumbered Army style. Anyway, keep those photos coming! Regards, Norm
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Beautiful pic's thanks for posting and congratulations
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06-01-2012, 10:25 AM | #18 |
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1904 Navy Better Picture
Regarding red flags that the grips appear more worn than the bluing, attached is a picture that better shows the overall condition of the 1904. I'll take safety pictures and barrel S# picutures soon.
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I would still like to see that marking on the underside of the barrel. Not the typical ones near the chamber, but what is stamped above these.
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