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Vlim · 04-26-2006, 04:15 AM

Hi,

You're not far from the truth. During 1920 and 1921 DWM produced a series of pistols for the Weimar police and reichswehr. As DWM was operating on a skeleton crew and had access to loads of parts (and probably guns) left over from the war production, they probably used whatever they had lying around.

It seems both the pistols shown were initially commercially proofed, 'commercial' pistols, which received military style numbering afterwards.

It's actually obvious on your pistol, as the serial number on the receiver is partially struck over the crown/N firing proof. What is interesting is the difference in the number '3' between the two pistols shown.

An interesting pistol.

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04-26-2006, 04:15 AM	#11
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, You're not far from the truth. During 1920 and 1921 DWM produced a series of pistols for the Weimar police and reichswehr. As DWM was operating on a skeleton crew and had access to loads of parts (and probably guns) left over from the war production, they probably used whatever they had lying around. It seems both the pistols shown were initially commercially proofed, 'commercial' pistols, which received military style numbering afterwards. It's actually obvious on your pistol, as the serial number on the receiver is partially struck over the crown/N firing proof. What is interesting is the difference in the number '3' between the two pistols shown. An interesting pistol.