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wdavid431 · 03-07-2008, 05:41 PM

I have a 1939, code 42 Luger. Serial Number is 4328 with letter suffix of "w." Pistol has on right side E/63; E/63; and E/S.
Can anyone help me with the month it was made. Thanks in advance.

Frank · 03-07-2008, 07:42 PM

Hi W David, your Luger 1938 code 42, S/N 4328w was completed about the end of September or the first part of October. It's difficult to pin it down any better since the production records were destroyed. My estimate is based on a uniform production rate, so there is an error implicit in that assumption. Hope this helps.

wdavid431 · 03-08-2008, 05:23 AM

Thanks. Wow, how do you guys know all this information?

Frank · 03-08-2008, 08:26 AM

Hi W David, I would call it research!! Some info is available in books, then some analysis is necessary to put it in the proper form. Just something I like to do!

Ron Smith · 03-08-2008, 08:57 AM

"Wow, how do you guys know all this information?"

Reading cat bones, chicken lips and sacrificing goats under a full moon.

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wdavid431 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Month Made I have a 1939, code 42 Luger. Serial Number is 4328 with letter suffix of "w." Pistol has on right side E/63; E/63; and E/S. Can anyone help me with the month it was made. Thanks in advance. __________________ W David

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wdavid431 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Thanks. Wow, how do you guys know all this information? __________________ W David

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03-07-2008, 07:42 PM	#2
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Hi W David, your Luger 1938 code 42, S/N 4328w was completed about the end of September or the first part of October. It's difficult to pin it down any better since the production records were destroyed. My estimate is based on a uniform production rate, so there is an error implicit in that assumption. Hope this helps.

03-08-2008, 08:26 AM	#4
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Hi W David, I would call it research!! Some info is available in books, then some analysis is necessary to put it in the proper form. Just something I like to do!