Rookie Luger owner

obs · 09-05-2008, 08:07 PM

First time out..

My step-dad (air force) gave me a Luger 1918 a couple years ago, in a cigar box and wraped in an old t-shirt. I decided to find out more about it and came across this great site. I've done some research (tip of the iceburg) and began to collect ID info. All parts are stamped 38, including a mag. I did not find a 4-digit serial #...only the 38 and italicized o under the barrel. Could I have missed something??? I plan to post photos later...

Karl · 09-05-2008, 08:29 PM

Obs,

Your post ended up in the "for sale" section of the forum and perhaps one of the moderators will move it to the "military P08" section. Photos would help. The serial number is not necessarily four digits long. Imperial lugers were manufactured in blocks of 10,000 with a letter designation for each block (a, b, c, etc.). The complete serial number is on the frame below the barrel. One possibility is that your Luger is #38 of "o" block (not 0038 just 38). If it is a 1918 matching gun that would make it an erfurt since there was no "o" block that year for DWM. KFS

09-05-2008, 08:07 PM	#1
obs New User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rookie Luger owner First time out.. My step-dad (air force) gave me a Luger 1918 a couple years ago, in a cigar box and wraped in an old t-shirt. I decided to find out more about it and came across this great site. I've done some research (tip of the iceburg) and began to collect ID info. All parts are stamped 38, including a mag. I did not find a 4-digit serial #...only the 38 and italicized o under the barrel. Could I have missed something??? I plan to post photos later... __________________ obs

09-05-2008, 08:29 PM	#2
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 530 Thanks: 0 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Obs, Your post ended up in the "for sale" section of the forum and perhaps one of the moderators will move it to the "military P08" section. Photos would help. The serial number is not necessarily four digits long. Imperial lugers were manufactured in blocks of 10,000 with a letter designation for each block (a, b, c, etc.). The complete serial number is on the frame below the barrel. One possibility is that your Luger is #38 of "o" block (not 0038 just 38). If it is a 1918 matching gun that would make it an erfurt since there was no "o" block that year for DWM. KFS