Genuine German Luger - Largest. The serial numbers are marked in the. On the right is a very rare adjustable front site from a 1917 dated Artillery. The serial number '4' was added by us per BATFE regulations. GERMAN LUGER SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP. German-luger-serial-numbers cachedwhat is engraved with an. Luger P08 was one of the German.

Used: P08 German Luger DWM 1917 9mm Semi-Auto Pistol, all matching serial numbers, 4 blue-steel barrel, blue-steel toggle, chambe for. Jul 09, 2010 I'm no expert but you have a WW1 Imperial German LP-08 aka Long Pistole or Artillery Luger manufactured by DWM in 1917.

The Imperial German army adopted the Luger pistol in 1908, which is why it is it is also called the P-08. At the time, it was being made by a big German munitions manufacturer called DWM.

Within a few years, the German Imperial arsenal at Erfurt tooled up and began making them too. There should be markings on the top of the gun, over the firing chamber, that show where your gun was made.

Vanitas Stencil Font more. This is why pictures would be very useful - actually, essential - for people here to tell you anything specific about your gun. After World War I, this changed, and other companies like Simson, Mauser and Krieghoff made Lugers.

Incidentally, you do NOT have a low-serial number Luger. The Germans numbered them in batches of 10,000, and used the years and prefix (maybe suffix?) letters to tell them apart. I uploaded 5 pictures. The first shows the magazine bottom with the serial number. It appears to be aluminium or zinc, not wood. The second shows the top.

You can see the byf code, the serial number's last 2 digits, 79, but also where another number was stamped out. The 3rd shows the barrel & front of the frame with the 1917 date.

The 4th shows the whole top. Number 5 shows the left side with the serial number. I did not tae a picture of the right side which seems to showwan eagl with a crown & what may be 3 proof marks. I also did not take a picture of the rear which shows the last 2 digits if the serial number. What do you think?

Can it be a factory recondition with the front part of the toggle action replaced? Whatabout the magazine not having a wood base? The '56' lined out on the toggle tells me that the toggle is not the original one. Other than that, looks like the other parts are original to the frame, but without seeing every serial numbered part, that is hard to determine.

The Germans were anal about every serial number being the same, some parts use the entire 4 digit and some some parts were marked with just the last 2 digits and they would not take another toggle and stamp a number on it. That toggle makes this just a 'shooter' grade pistol and while all Lugers are somewhat considered collectibles, this one would not even be looked at by a really serious Luger collector. George is right - your Luger is a shooter. That could be a very good thing. All-matching Lugers are almost too expensive and rare to shoot. If it checks over and is found to be in suitable condition for firing, I think you will really enjoy it. Nobody ever made a pistol that handles as well or points as naturally as a Luger. Antel Modem Wifi Zte here.