newbee with Bulgarian contract

Lugerdoc · 04-12-2014, 04:21 PM

Your frame and toggle assy appear to be from a M1908 Bulgarian contract. The receiver however would have originally been marked DWM on top of the chamber, not seriallized on the left side, but Bulgarian proofed on the right side. TH

Dick Herman · 04-12-2014, 10:42 PM

I have one of these, a Md 1908 Bulgarian Luger. Mine has been similarly sanitized. The only remaining markings are the serial numbers and the Cyrillic marking on the extractor. The frame and small parts are one set of serial numbers while the receiver and toggle train are another set. The barrel is not marked. In the proper light the shadow of the Bulgarian logo can be seen.

I bought mine as a shooter and have had excellent service. Years ago when I first acquired mine, Ralph Shattuck told me that these guns were sanitized by the Russians for sale and foreign aid around the world.

04-12-2014, 04:21 PM	#1
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Your frame and toggle assy appear to be from a M1908 Bulgarian contract. The receiver however would have originally been marked DWM on top of the chamber, not seriallized on the left side, but Bulgarian proofed on the right side. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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04-12-2014, 10:42 PM	#2
Dick Herman User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 302 Thanks: 496 Thanked 356 Times in 138 Posts	I have one of these, a Md 1908 Bulgarian Luger. Mine has been similarly sanitized. The only remaining markings are the serial numbers and the Cyrillic marking on the extractor. The frame and small parts are one set of serial numbers while the receiver and toggle train are another set. The barrel is not marked. In the proper light the shadow of the Bulgarian logo can be seen. I bought mine as a shooter and have had excellent service. Years ago when I first acquired mine, Ralph Shattuck told me that these guns were sanitized by the Russians for sale and foreign aid around the world.