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Unread 01-28-2007, 10:59 AM   #2
Dwight Gruber
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The two main schools of thought are that it stands for a particular Mauser inspecor (Richard?) Weiss, or for rework. The real answer is unknown. It appears on more weapons than just Lugers, and earlier than Mauser P-08 production.

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