Luger serial numbers

[Hodaka]

School me on this. I think somewhere I read that you could have a number of guns with the same serial number, due to the way they were made or something. Anybody know for sure? Just seems strange to see a 1917 artillery (for example) with a super low 3-digit number, when they made so many of them.

 

[Harry Callahan]

Start with this:

https://www.selfdefensefund.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Luger.pdf

If you have any questions, drop me a line.

 

[DanRR]

Hodaka,
That's correct....
Mine is a Byf 42 and has a 3 digits + letter serial number.

 

[Snider shooter]

Some factory's started with number one every month so low numbers don't really mean much.

 

[Hodaka]

OK, the one I have found is a 1917, 3 digits, no letter (artillery, I believe). There's another 3 digits under the serial on the bottom of the barrel, trying to get another look at them - looks like 883 or 683, with a space between the first two.

 

[SIGP2101]

Lugers have been made I alphabetical blocs of 10000. For example, letter 'a' would receive 9999 numbers and then they would switch to letter 'b' and start all over again.

 

[Blastattack]

School me on this. I think somewhere I read that you could have a number of guns with the same serial number, due to the way they were made or something. Anybody know for sure? Just seems strange to see a 1917 artillery (for example) with a super low 3-digit number, when they made so many of them.

This is nothing new. Russian SKSs were made the same way, in 10000 rifle blocks. They made a few million of them, so one can guarantee there are repeats. Lots of repeats.

 

[Ganderite]

Serial numbers were not intended to be like car VINs, which uniquely identify.

This is one of the misconceptions of the registry.

 

[SIGP2101]

Start with this:

https://www.selfdefensefund.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Luger.pdf

If you have any questions, drop me a line.

Thanks for that one!