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Do not take any risks with overseas online auctions when you have the chance of knowing what you are buying. While our photos are as detailed as possible and do not hide any flaws, you have the option of examining the firearm physically, by appointment. Overall, this is a very desirable unit-stamped example of a WWI Luger by DWM. The original rust-blue finish is practically intact.
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The pistol has matching serial numbers throughout, except for the magazine, which is from the same serial number block. This subject is worthy of further research. 1’, which is engraved rather than stamped, is considerably higher than what these weapon numbers usually run up to.
This would be followed by the weapon number assigned to this pistol. Kompanie, Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. This interesting mark tells us that the pistol was issued to 8. The front grip strap is stamped ‘JNF.R.60.8.K.419.1’. The DWM 1915 Luger P 08 that we are presenting today is one of these rare examples. However, only around 2,000 of these pistols are estimated to have been unit marked. The number of P 08 pistols produced by DWM in 1915 was 105,000. The total number of P 08 pistols produced between 19 was 1,084,000. Production of the Luger at both factories increased with the start of WWI in 1914 and continued going strong until the end of the war in 1918. The state-owned Königlich Preußische Gewehrfabrik Erfurt began producing the Luger P 08 in 1911. DWM was awarded the contract to produce the P 08 for the army and production started in 1909. The pistol was designated ‘Pistole 08’ or ‘P 08’. Four years later, in 1908, the Imperial German Army adopted the 9mm Para 1908 model, which had a 4” barrel, a shorter frame and no grip safety. In 1904, the Imperial German Navy adopted the 1900 model chambered in 9mm Para and configured to the Navy’s requirements, having a 6” barrel, a grip safety, and a rear sight that was adjustable to 100m or 200m. However, the pistol became synonymous with the designer’s name and it is best known as the ‘Luger pistol’. It used the bottlenecked 7.65mm cartridge and had a slender 120mm barrel.
This model is referred to as the ‘Old Model’ or the ‘1900 model’. The Swiss military was the first to adopt the Parabellum pistol in 1900. However, it was an employee of DWM, the Austrian Georg Luger, who in 1898 perfected the design and created the elegant Parabellum design which is so iconic. It was produced at the Ludwig Loewe arms factory in Berlin (later DWM) and various attempts were made to market it as a service pistol. Read on for another LSB journey in firearms history… In an earlier post we discussed the genesis of the Luger pistol, starting with Hugo Borchardt’s locked breech self-loading pistol ‘Construktion 93’, or ‘C93’. What makes this Luger rather special is that we know which unit was using it, thanks to its unit stamps. This pistol includes two magazines and a leather holster, none of which match the serial numbers on the pistol.In this second post with the theme ‘HANDGUNS OF WWI’ we shall be looking at a nice example of a military issue 1915-dated DWM Luger P08 pistol. The plethora of serial numbers appears on the majority of the small parts. The right side of the receiver displays all the Imperial Army acceptance stamps. The 1914 Model Luger is characterized by the short frame, the rear “V” cut fixed and front dovetailed sight and the frame with the stock lug. Although dated 1915 this is a 1914 Model Parabellum. Serial number placement is in the military (“exposed”) style displayed on the left side of the receiver, the side plate, the locking bolt, the sear bar safety, the extractor, the forward toggle link, the front of the frame, under the barrel, and on the side of the trigger.
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These series of Lugers were produced from 1914 until 1918 for the German Military. Additionally, there is 8.83 reflected on the barrel which was the proof marking of the diameter of the barrel.
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The barrel and the receiver are marked with the full serial number and suffix. A very unique specimen in good condition with a lot of history! The Luger has all matching numbers.
This WWI Luger manufactured for standard issue firearm to the German military. This is chambered for 9mm and has a standard 4″ (100mm) barrel fixed sights and walnut grips. This is a completely matching, 1915 Dated, DWM (Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken) WWI Imperial Luger with two magazines (unmatching) and holster.
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