1916 DWM

Ron Wood · 03-24-2004, 11:48 PM

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Three of the four proof marks are individual inspector's marks and are rather like a signature. Each inspector had his own stamp (but the same stamp could have been used by more than one inspector, i.e. same initial but worked a different shift). There are no records of who the inspectors were, what inspectors worked what shift and which stamp they used, so there is no tracing the individual "meaning" of each stamp. The fourth stamp closest to the barrel (looks like an eagle) is a government firing proof assigned to DWM. If you go to the "Technical Information" section of the forum under "Markings" you can find several examples of various proof marks. The one on Coffeee's Luger closely resembles example #15 in that proof list.

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03-24-2004, 11:48 PM	#1
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: 7,051 Thanks: 1,124 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	aaarestorations Three of the four proof marks are individual inspector's marks and are rather like a signature. Each inspector had his own stamp (but the same stamp could have been used by more than one inspector, i.e. same initial but worked a different shift). There are no records of who the inspectors were, what inspectors worked what shift and which stamp they used, so there is no tracing the individual "meaning" of each stamp. The fourth stamp closest to the barrel (looks like an eagle) is a government firing proof assigned to DWM. If you go to the "Technical Information" section of the forum under "Markings" you can find several examples of various proof marks. The one on Coffeee's Luger closely resembles example #15 in that proof list. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction