G date Luger- Do the serial numbers look "funky"?

Fla.Mallard · 10-07-2020, 12:38 PM

I am considering buying a "G" (1935) Luger but the fonts on the serial numbers look odd to me.

Will you experts please comment on the pistol?

Vlim · 10-07-2020, 01:00 PM

I think the side plate and the gun did not leave Mauser at the same time.

Fla.Mallard · 10-07-2020, 01:34 PM

Thanks.

More photos:

Vlim · 10-07-2020, 01:51 PM

Shallow markings suggest a reblue.

The mag tube is of a post war 1970s Mauser Parabellum.

mrerick · 10-07-2020, 07:01 PM

The magazine base is likely renumbered.

What's the number on the inside of the trigger side plate?

Fla.Mallard · 10-07-2020, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrerick

The magazine base is likely renumbered.

What's the number on the inside of the trigger side plate?

I don't have access to the actual pistol only the photos I've shown. I am trying to get an evaluation before I consider buying the gun.

Vlim · 10-08-2020, 02:24 PM

Here is another G-date example.

The G itself is very shallow and the side plate does look a bit 'off' on these. Note the slight jump in the side plate serial number placement.

All things considered, I think the side plate on the OP's luger is force matched to this gun.

Norme · 10-08-2020, 03:28 PM

I respectfully dissent from the views expressed above, the OP's G date looks authentic to me. The photo below is of G Date #9324a, the 4's look identical to those on the side plate in question.
Norm

DonVoigt · 10-08-2020, 08:50 PM

On the OP pistol, only the side plate has a 4 with a cross bar on the bottom; the rest do not have a
bar.
The OP could look inside the side plate for the first two digits of the serial number( they will either be
"35" or one digit higher".

gunbugs · 10-08-2020, 09:40 PM

Another "G" date for comparison. About the same condition as the OP's pistol. And I would note that the "4" with the crossbar is plainly evident on the serial number at the front of the frame, and it seems to be present on the bottom of the barrel as well.

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	The magazine base is likely renumbered. What's the number on the inside of the trigger side plate? __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Here is another G-date example. The G itself is very shallow and the side plate does look a bit 'off' on these. Note the slight jump in the side plate serial number placement. All things considered, I think the side plate on the OP's luger is force matched to this gun. Attached Thumbnails

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Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 224 Thanked 2,591 Times in 930 Posts	I respectfully dissent from the views expressed above, the OP's G date looks authentic to me. The photo below is of G Date #9324a, the 4's look identical to those on the side plate in question. Norm Attached Thumbnails

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	I think the side plate and the gun did not leave Mauser at the same time.

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Shallow markings suggest a reblue. The mag tube is of a post war 1970s Mauser Parabellum.

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DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	On the OP pistol, only the side plate has a 4 with a cross bar on the bottom; the rest do not have a bar. The OP could look inside the side plate for the first two digits of the serial number( they will either be "35" or one digit higher". __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 635 Thanks: 335 Thanked 1,139 Times in 377 Posts	Another "G" date for comparison. About the same condition as the OP's pistol. And I would note that the "4" with the crossbar is plainly evident on the serial number at the front of the frame, and it seems to be present on the bottom of the barrel as well. Attached Thumbnails