look on top of receiver, just behind the barrel. That is the year made...........
look on top of receiver, just behind barrel and you will see manufactured date
on top of the luger, where the barrel goes into the receiver ther is (usuaally) a date. On the left side of the frame, just down from the date is the serial number. Usually not more then 4 numbers
look on top of luger, where barrel is affixed to receiver. you will see four numbers, that is when it was made. no histories recorded on lugers
look on top of receiver, near barrel, and you will see a date year. that is when it was made.
look on top of gun where barrel is attached to receiver. you will se four numbers. that is the date it was made................
It is impossible to value a Luger with just a serial number.
No, the 1918 is the date of manufacture of that particular gun. The serial number has more digits, likely five or six. If yours is a "matching Luger" then that means that the gun still has all of the original parts. You can tell this by looking for a two digit number on almost all of the smaller parts (toggle, barrel, barrel extension, trigger, trigger plate, bolt, etc). This number should be the same on all the parts and is the last two digits of the main serial number that is on the frame somewhere. If it is a completely matching Luger, then the magazine number will also match. Most of them don't, however. Most military lugers have between 2 and 4 numbers for the serial. some commercial lugers have up to five number serial.
look on top of gun, just where barrel is attached to receiver, you will see four numbers. that is the date made
how long is the barrel ???
Try asking at Jan C. Still's luger forum.
if you look down on the luger top you will see a date. that is when it was made.....
Most Lugers had the four digit serial number, and they were repeated on a monthly cycle... it's not uncommon for up to 400 Lugers to have the same serial number. An actual date of manufacture should be printed on the top of the receiver, in the area where the barrel connects to the receiver.