Thor did it again!
 

Thanks to Thor for a beautiful 1916 DWM, fully restored,it is perfect. As soon as Hugh returns the grips, I will post a picture. One question, my G Date and 42 have serial number on rear connecting pin, the 1916 does not, everything else is matching, including the grips, is it a replacement?

Can't wait to see the pictures! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Gortz & Bryan's "German Small Arms Markings" (p. 131) reports a 1932 Reichswehrministry directive requiring the stamping of the last two numbers of the weapon's serial number to be placed on the rear toggle pin--previous to this year they were unmarked.

G&B also report a contemporaneous directive from the Bavarian State Interior Minister requiring that police weapons be marked the same way. Does it follow that one might find earlier Lugers with Bavarian police markings which have serial# stamped toggle pins? Does anyone have first-hand knowledge of this?

--Dwight

1921 Dated DWM police with sear and inoperative magazine safety has had the rear connecting pin numbered or replaced with a numbered pin.

One more time--picked up my restored 1915 DWM from a local dealer (I don't have a FFL) last Friday. It's also beautiful. I shot 50 rounds through it yesterday and it works 100%. The second 5 shot group at 50' was perfectly centered in the black and measured 1 1/2". The first group was also very good, but I pulled one out of the black.

Now what am I going to do--shoot it or just admire it? Guess I'll shoot it.

I was glad to read that AGE was shooting one of the older Lugers. I don't have any that won't shoot (about 9, including an AIMCO and a Stoger .22), but several Luger collectors seem shocked that I would actually want to shoot my older 9mm and .30 Lugers. None of mine are very expensive, but I bought them to shoot. I'm glad that other collectors seem to feel the same way.

Well, if they are very valuable, you are silly to shoot them, but I have the problem of believing, if they are a gun, they are meant to be shot.

I have not shot my "collectable" ones, but I have more shooter guns than collectable. Even shot my Trapdoor 45.70 and it shoots nice! [img]smile.gif[/img]