. . are numbered in a particular order, and serial numbers are always lower numbers than the serial number for the next higher numbered cartridge. . . .
And the sequence is fairly simple. There are six areas of the Luger's body that have a serial number. Those areas are: on the base plate, on the barrel, on the frame of the slide, on the lever, on the barrel band, and on the cartridge.
For example, if a.45 ACP Luger was loaded with one 20-round box of 10 ACP Lugers with the following numbers: 9, 8, 6, 7, 5, and 3 (highest to lowest) we would say the serial number of the . . . 20-round box is 9, 8, 6, 7, 5, and 3. (The reason there is no 10th serial number is simply that no box had an 10th round in it.)
The placement of serial numbers
Serial numbers are placed in the six areas described above. For example, a 9-round box of 10 ACP Lugers will have one serial number in the barrel band and 10 in the frame of the slide. A 10-round box of 10 ACP Lugers will have one serial number in the barrel band, one in the frame of the slide, one in the lever, one in the base plate, one in the barrel, and one in the cartridge.
So, the following example illustrates the possible serial numbers for a box of 10 ACP Lugers:
9, 8, 6, 7, 5, and 3
The first serial number in the base plate is the 9; the next is the 8, the next is the 6, the next is the 7, the next is the 5, and the last is the 3.
Rounds
The exact number of rounds of ammunition to be found in a box of 10 ACP Lugers is not defined in the law.
The Luger's standard box of 20-rounds is, however, defined by the law. A standard box of Lugers contains . . . 20-rounds. . . .
Serial numbering
The serial numbers for the six areas of the Luger's body are numbered in the same sequence.
To specify the serial number of an area on a Luger, the following convention is used. The first round in a
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