DWM Commercial 9mmP

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

In collector parlance, 1920 Commercial Lugers would have been manufactured by BKIW (as DWM was renamed after being reorganized post WWI), would bear a factory serial number in the known range and possess a firing proof as applied by the government. As Dwight Gruber has pointed out, frequently there is an attempt to call a Luger that has been assembled from period parts but lacking a proper serial number range and/or firing proof a "1920 Commercial", but that, as he states, does a disservice to the Luger collector and historian...the date of fabrication of such a piece is indeterminate and could be 1920, last year or any time between.

Respectfully, it depends on the collector, and his parlance.

Your definition of "1920 Commercial" is not my definition and, as a Luger collector, my definition serves me better that your definition would. I'll leave the historians to look after themselves [insert friendly smile here].