Commercial .30 --what can you tell me about it?

[phoneman517191]

thumbnail_20210522_170013_4.jpg The character below the serial number seems to be a "r" in lower case. Both on the bottom of the barrel and the front of the receiver. And the barrel has the crown and N on it. The bottom side of the side plate has a 48 on it--I noticed. And a "2" on the inside of the side plate.

I have another question: DWM had a name change in 1922. It changed to BRIW. Does this mean that any Luger that has a DWM on the toggle--was made in 1922 or earlier? Or the toggle was made in 1922 or earlier?

[phoneman517191]

Some more pictures.

[spangy]

Originally Posted by phoneman517191

Attachment 83127 The character below the serial number seems to be a "r" in lower case.

It is in fact a lower case 'p' phoneman517191 and '48' is the last 2 digits of your guns serial number 8848 and should appear on other places both outside and inside your gun.


I can't remember what the '2' means on the inside of your trigger plate ... gettin old

"DWM underwent a number of name changes following World War I and the subsequent disarmament phase. DWM was no longer allowed to produce military equipment after World War I (although they continued on a smaller and somewhat secret scale) and the first name change was to BKIW (Berlin-Karlsruher Industriewerke or 'Berkawerke') in 1922. After the national-socialist takeover of power in Germany, the company added 'vormals Deutsche -Waffen und Munitionsfabriken' (former DWM) to the company name in 1933. In 1936 DWM reverted to its old name."


"Does this mean that any Luger that has a DWM on the toggle--was made in 1922 or earlier? Or the toggle was made in 1922 or earlier?" IMHO No, there are many knowledgeable members here that will be able to answer this question fully.