Deaths Head Rework

Ron Wood · 02-29-2004, 02:58 AM

I wish I had an explanation, but as I said, the DH is an enigma. Your photos illustrate four distinct styles of DH stamps, and the lazy S DH stamp on the GEW98 differs from the one on the DWM. My example is yet another variation.

Darned if I know who put them there or when. Except for yours, all the DH Lugers I have seen have been dated from 1913 to 1918. If I were to venture a WAG, I might suppose that your GEW98 saw service with a Weimar era unit and was later employed by the SS. Quite a coincidence that your rifle would have seen sevice with two different DH units, but who knows?

02-29-2004, 02:58 AM	#10
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,052 Thanks: 1,124 Thanked 5,289 Times in 1,729 Posts	I wish I had an explanation, but as I said, the DH is an enigma. Your photos illustrate four distinct styles of DH stamps, and the lazy S DH stamp on the GEW98 differs from the one on the DWM. My example is yet another variation. Darned if I know who put them there or when. Except for yours, all the DH Lugers I have seen have been dated from 1913 to 1918. If I were to venture a WAG, I might suppose that your GEW98 saw service with a Weimar era unit and was later employed by the SS. Quite a coincidence that your rifle would have seen sevice with two different DH units, but who knows? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction