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grandfather died I am a 45 man but what can you all tell me about this weapon markings 1916 forward reciever bolt has a what looks like a dwvc on it all other parts have 17 stamped the only multi digit number is 2617 on the side forward of the reciever on the left side standard mag with a wood bottom in great shape

there is four small stamps on the right reciever the first one is large the other three look like Eur

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Quick ID:

It's a P08 (military German contract), made by DWM (Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken) in Berlin, in 1916.

there is also a 8,82 on under side of barrel

Hello and welcome to the forum!

The stamps on the right of the receiver are proof marks. They should be crown over a letter. The 2617 is the serial number. It should be under the barrel in front of the trigger guard and there should be a letter that follows it (under it). The letter is written in Fraktur. There should be a list of Fraktur letters around here somewhere. The two digits on a lot of the other parts should be the last two digits of the serial number if the part in question is original to the gun. The more matching parts the more original the gun is. The 8,82 is the bore size.

All in all, a nice imperial Luger.

...whith a broken take-down lever, unfortunately.

have you guys noticed that this thread is almost a year old?

Oops.... Sorry John. My bad.