Trying to get info on 2 Lugers
 

Trying to get some info on 2 Lugers for a friend:

1st one:
a DWM, but no 1918/1920 markings. Has a 3 didget serial number, with last 2 stamped on all parts.
Has what I can find out is a German "Nitro" mark on 2 places.
an "N" with a mark over it and what looks like a q or o stamped under the barrell. No other markins I have noted.

2nd one:
also a DWM but has 1918/1920 stamped on the receiver. has 8.82 stamped under the bbl, 4 proof marks on rt side of receiver and on the grip strap, ( 4/A.R. 5.51).

Any info you may have or could tell about them would be helpful and more than I have here.

Thanks, Rob

Rob, a few misconceptions here.

See below:[quote=Bigcountry313;170350]Trying to get some info on 2 Lugers for a friend:

1st one:
a DWM, but no 1918/1920 markings. This is actually a marking showing two things, 1918 is the year of manufacture, the 1920 is a reichwehr property stamping; see FAQ for more info. Has a 3 didget serial number, with last 2 stamped on all parts. Yes, this is normal.
Has what I can find out is a German "Nitro" mark on 2 places. Commercial markings
an "N" with a mark over it and what looks like a q or o stamped under the barrell. No other markins I have noted.

2nd one:
also a DWM but has 1918/1920 stamped on the receiver. As above
has 8.82 stamped under the bbl, This is the land to land acceptance marking (it was made within tolernaces)

4 proof marks on rt side of receiver expected and on the grip strap, ( 4/A.R. 5.51). This is a unit marking

Rob,
The first one with no markings on the chamber is probably a DWM Alphabet commercial, made between 1925 and 1927 depending on the S# and suffix "q or o". It's more than likely a 30 cal.
The Crown/N proofs should be on the left side of the receiver, barrel, breechblock, and sometimes on the forward toggle.

Thanks for the information, very helpful. I was never a big fan of lugers, these were the first 2 I have had my hands on. They are very well made and the quality seems to be top notch.

BC