First Luger: 1921 DWM

mrerick · 06-29-2014, 10:00 AM

Very nice Luger. Congratulations.

The last picture shows marks that would be consistent with a grip accepted for an Erfurt Luger. It's possible that they were changed out at some point.

It's possible to repair the "Million Dollar Chip" that is broken off the left grip, should you want to do that.

This would be one of only 8-10,000 Reichswehr acquired 1921 Lugers. 2nd Company

There is an overview of the Reichswehr here: http://www.feldgrau.com/main1.php?ID=1

Marc

boyscout775 · 06-30-2014, 03:38 PM

Thanks for the info! I had thought that the grips didn't match, but I wasn't completely sure. I think I might leave the chip, at least for now. This pistol had a long service life, and exhibits it with the wear. It has character. What would the 18th infantry regiment have been called after the transition from Weimar units? I would like to see if that unit was in northern Italy. That would tell me if it stayed with the same unit through its service.

RJS · 06-30-2014, 08:33 PM

You may be able to find that information on the Lexikon der werhmacht web site. I also have a 1921 Parabellum with cavalry unit markings. Using that site I was able to trace the company that had the gun to 1939, and after the mobilization, I was able to trace the redesignated company to 1942 and likely the end of the war. That site is in german but can also be seen in English. I was able to get unit history cites from that website. Eventually I was able to purchase the unit histories from the German amazon site. Good luck.

06-29-2014, 10:00 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Very nice Luger. Congratulations. The last picture shows marks that would be consistent with a grip accepted for an Erfurt Luger. It's possible that they were changed out at some point. It's possible to repair the "Million Dollar Chip" that is broken off the left grip, should you want to do that. This would be one of only 8-10,000 Reichswehr acquired 1921 Lugers. 2nd Company There is an overview of the Reichswehr here: http://www.feldgrau.com/main1.php?ID=1 Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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06-30-2014, 03:38 PM	#2
boyscout775 New User Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Thanks for the info! I had thought that the grips didn't match, but I wasn't completely sure. I think I might leave the chip, at least for now. This pistol had a long service life, and exhibits it with the wear. It has character. What would the 18th infantry regiment have been called after the transition from Weimar units? I would like to see if that unit was in northern Italy. That would tell me if it stayed with the same unit through its service.

06-30-2014, 08:33 PM	#3
RJS User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 45 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	You may be able to find that information on the Lexikon der werhmacht web site. I also have a 1921 Parabellum with cavalry unit markings. Using that site I was able to trace the company that had the gun to 1939, and after the mobilization, I was able to trace the redesignated company to 1942 and likely the end of the war. That site is in german but can also be seen in English. I was able to get unit history cites from that website. Eventually I was able to purchase the unit histories from the German amazon site. Good luck.