1913 DWM P.08 help...Now with pics!

Don M · 02-08-2010, 11:55 AM

I would not be suspicious of the mag. Most police Lugers had their mags replaced one or more times during their service lives of up to over 30 years.

I would be very interested in knowing the serial number of this pistol, the exact grip strap marking, including all periods, numbers, etc. and whether or not the pistol has or had sear and mag safeties. If the marking is S.D.I. , it is from the Essen command of the Schutzpolizei of the Prussian administrative district of Düsseldorf (HWIS, Chap. 7).

tomaustin · 02-08-2010, 09:39 PM

of the history of our favorite weapon...many thanks for the work you and all the other authors on this site do to educate and assist the rest of us...tom

Wolfsburg · 02-09-2010, 12:37 AM

Thanks all so much for the help so far. Don, I'm not sure if it has the sear or mag safeties but the serial is 6853n(?, I'm not totally sure of the suffix due to the script). The store says they'd take $1200 but I wasn't sure if that was a good deal or not. I thought the strap markings were interesting and thought this one might be a little unusual. I think all they know is that it is a Luger.

02-08-2010, 11:55 AM	#1
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	I would not be suspicious of the mag. Most police Lugers had their mags replaced one or more times during their service lives of up to over 30 years. I would be very interested in knowing the serial number of this pistol, the exact grip strap marking, including all periods, numbers, etc. and whether or not the pistol has or had sear and mag safeties. If the marking is S.D.I. , it is from the Essen command of the Schutzpolizei of the Prussian administrative district of Düsseldorf (HWIS, Chap. 7). __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

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tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 523 Times in 202 Posts	don, i got your book last week..what a fine compendium of the history of our favorite weapon...many thanks for the work you and all the other authors on this site do to educate and assist the rest of us...tom

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02-09-2010, 12:37 AM	#3
Wolfsburg User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks all so much for the help so far. Don, I'm not sure if it has the sear or mag safeties but the serial is 6853n(?, I'm not totally sure of the suffix due to the script). The store says they'd take $1200 but I wasn't sure if that was a good deal or not. I thought the strap markings were interesting and thought this one might be a little unusual. I think all they know is that it is a Luger.