1921 DWM front strap S.W.I. 6.5.1.

Edward Tinker · 03-26-2014, 08:16 AM

The weapon number is 651, there is not always correlation between how many guns there were and the unit - close but not exact.

I believe that the five digit numbering was them continuing their previous commercial numbering from before and during WW1 - and thus you see commercial guns (5-digit) and military marked ones (4-digit with or without suffix) at the same time period. Later it was all military style marked, except for some contract guns.

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Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,980 Thanks: 2,079 Thanked 4,614 Times in 2,127 Posts	The weapon number is 651, there is not always correlation between how many guns there were and the unit - close but not exact. I believe that the five digit numbering was them continuing their previous commercial numbering from before and during WW1 - and thus you see commercial guns (5-digit) and military marked ones (4-digit with or without suffix) at the same time period. Later it was all military style marked, except for some contract guns.