Abercrombie & Fitch DWM
 

Gentlemen,

What is the serial number range of the A&F Lugers from the 1920's ?
What are the production #'s as to calibers and barrel lengths?

These are DWM Lugers made for the Swiss and brought into the US by A&F...? Were the barrels swapped out by A&F and replaced with a new barrel with their inscription...?

Does a serial # of 52xx i sound correct...?

Any info will be greatly appreciated...!!!

JMV375

Joe,

According to Bobba these guns are found within the range of 2000i to 3500i. They are long-frame, grip-safety style guns. The guns were rebarrelled by the H�¤mmerli firm in Switzerland with 4 3/4-inch, .30 barrels and roll-stamped with the "Abercrombie & Fitch" barrel legend. They were then imported by A&F. Conventional wisdom has it that this was all intnded as a deception to get around the Stoeger import monopoly of the Luger pistol.

There are questionable variations of the A&F marked pistols having to do with barrel length, caliber, barrel legend, and serial number.

There is a discussion of an unusual A&F pistol going on right now on Jan Still's Luger forum, http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12117

--Dwight

http://www.auctionarms.com/Search/Di...temNum=8058033
If your wondering about this one, it is totally BOGUS.
Mike C.

Mike, could you share your expertise with the Forum members and explain why you are so positive it is bogus?

The Abercrombie and Fitch on the barrel is pantographed.
The front of the frame, where the S#'s are, has been ground down by evidence of the receiver not lining up even with the frame as it should.
The most misaligned S#'s on the front of the frame I have ever seen. Original S#'s were stamped using a jig to align them.

I'm not an expert, just my opinion, based on things I've learned on this forum.
Mike C.

I think the barrel SN on the underside is supposed to run with the axis of the barrel, as well...

...Not to mention a grip safety on the A&F guns...