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03-29-2013, 11:03 PM | #1 |
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single-digit or two-digit serials ...
'Any members have Lugers with single digit or double-digit serial numbers, of whatever sub-script ?
Did they by any chance use a preceding zero for 01, 02, 03 etc. up to 10, 11, 12, ... or just 1, 2, 3, .... 9, 10, 11 etc. ? I personally have a double-digit Luger in the l block, but don't think I have ever held another double-digit Luger, and never have seen a single-digit one, neither in person nor even in a photo. Although that is only about 1/10 of 1% , say of 1,500,000 conservative guesstimate made with the military-pattern serialization, that would be at least 1,400 examples made with a single-digit for a serial number. Enough for some to have survived with any luck, but I would think this constitutes a rarity in its own right, whatever other characteristics, garden-variety or otherwise. Last edited by Alx; 03-30-2013 at 07:57 AM. |
03-30-2013, 07:40 AM | #2 |
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Hi Al, In answer to your question, a preceding zero was not used.
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03-30-2013, 08:01 AM | #3 |
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ok, I didn't think so, but then with so few, ....
Thanks Norm, for the clarification. But the bigger question, has anyone got or seen a single-digit one ? |
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Hi Al, As you rightly surmise, single digit Lugers are very uncommon. If you want to see a couple of single digit Imperial Navies, here you go: 1906 Navy #9, "The Navy Luger" by Görtz/Walter
1906 Navy #2b, "Imperial Lugers" by Still Regards, Norm |
03-30-2013, 09:34 AM | #5 |
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Here are a couple of 2-digits:
Mauser P38 BYF 43 Police contract, number 62. Ernst Thälmann new VoPo, number 72. Hmm, I see a pattern |
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The first nine Model 1900 Swiss Military had a serial number preceded by a zero. The very fist one, #01, was formerly in the collection of Henk Visser.
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03-30-2013, 10:14 AM | #7 |
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Because they started a new numbering each block of 10k, yes, lot More single digit than you think, and yes, I have seen sn 5' I own sn12 Simson, and have seen others.
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