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no4mk1 · 10-21-2006, 05:27 AM

Hi,

I've been trying to find out some things about the Luger my Grandfather left me when he passed in 1995. It is in pretty poor shape. It is a 1910 DWM in .30 Luger. My grandfather only said that he bought it from a friend after the war, (he was a merchant marine who sailed in both the Atlantic and Pacific) but never gave any details as to when. He told me that his friend "smoothed" the edges so it wouldn't snag in his pocket, and was the one who did the frightening little safety modification you'll see in the pics. It appears to have all matching numbers and no import stamp. However with the obvious over-polishing, who knows what it has. It appears to have some sort of regimental or police unit number on the front strap, but nothing else really obvious. Any insight into the history of this pistol would be greatly appreciated. I'm not interested in selling it, as it has incredible family significance to me, but I might be interested in re-barrelling it in 9mm if it wouldn't be befouling a collectible piece (given its condition I doubt that would be the case though). I am a big military firearms enthusiast (mostly WWII Enfields and U.S. military arms) but German pistols aren't my forte. ;-)

If a pic of any other part of the pistol would help, just let me know.

Thanks for reading!

On with the pictures...

Cheers,
Chris

10-21-2006, 05:27 AM	#1
no4mk1 User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	First post and pics of 1910 DWM Hi, I've been trying to find out some things about the Luger my Grandfather left me when he passed in 1995. It is in pretty poor shape. It is a 1910 DWM in .30 Luger. My grandfather only said that he bought it from a friend after the war, (he was a merchant marine who sailed in both the Atlantic and Pacific) but never gave any details as to when. He told me that his friend "smoothed" the edges so it wouldn't snag in his pocket, and was the one who did the frightening little safety modification you'll see in the pics. It appears to have all matching numbers and no import stamp. However with the obvious over-polishing, who knows what it has. It appears to have some sort of regimental or police unit number on the front strap, but nothing else really obvious. Any insight into the history of this pistol would be greatly appreciated. I'm not interested in selling it, as it has incredible family significance to me, but I might be interested in re-barrelling it in 9mm if it wouldn't be befouling a collectible piece (given its condition I doubt that would be the case though). I am a big military firearms enthusiast (mostly WWII Enfields and U.S. military arms) but German pistols aren't my forte. ;-) If a pic of any other part of the pistol would help, just let me know. Thanks for reading! On with the pictures... Cheers, Chris __________________ WWDDD (What Would Duck Dunn Do?)