single date 1920 value/where it came from?

Geo99 · 08-20-2013, 09:55 PM

Very nice gun - looks to be in excellent condition. I would shoot it once but that's just me. Whatever you do don't use the wood bottom magazine. In fact, you should probably unload that wood bottom mag before the bottom cracks.

I have not seen those particular inspector proofs before - does anyone know what they are?

- Geo

Don M · 08-20-2013, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Geo99

I have not seen those particular inspector proofs before - does anyone know what they are?

Those are the stamps of the Ausrüstungsamt (government procurement office) ArA4 which was formed after WWI. In 1921, it was renamed Waffenamt 4 and the stamps were replaced with an eagle over WaA4. They were used only for a short period of time and, to my knowledge, used only on 1920 and some 1921 dated DWM P08s.

08-20-2013, 09:55 PM	#1
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 400 Thanks: 103 Thanked 127 Times in 75 Posts	Very nice gun - looks to be in excellent condition. I would shoot it once but that's just me. Whatever you do don't use the wood bottom magazine. In fact, you should probably unload that wood bottom mag before the bottom cracks. I have not seen those particular inspector proofs before - does anyone know what they are? - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

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