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Quincunx · 03-02-2007, 01:41 AM

Hello, all. Glad to have found this forum. I recently acquired my first Luger through a friend, and I'm trying to learn all I can about it. The previous owner (who is 60) told me that he had gotten it from his father about 25 years ago, but was never told where/when/how the pistol was obtained. Unfortunately, at the moment I have no way to post any pictures, though I will try at some point. I've been trying to puzzle through the various markings, and comparing them to charts elsewhere on the forum, but my eyes weren't what they once were and I'm having difficulty, even with a magnifying glass! Well, here goes......

Overall condition seems fair. It's a 9mm caliber, 4" barrel. There are some rust flecks and pitting on the front and backstrap, as well as a few on the barrel. The rifling, however, is quite sharp and there is no pitting in the barrel as far as I can see. No trace of any straw-colored finish anywhere, if it ever was present. The grips are checkered wood, the right one having a 2" crack in it near the trigger guard. The magazine is definitely non-original, as it has a plastic knob at the bottom and is marked "Made in Holland" in English. Now, on to the markings.......

Over the chamber is stamped '1921' but no other numbers. The top of the toggle has the script 'DWM' stamp, along with the number 94. Frame and chamber both have the number 4794, and the 94 appears twice more on the left side of the pistol. The front strap of the grip, in rather rougher-looking letters, is stamped '4./K.3.99.' (I'm pretty certain that's accurate). On the right side of the chamber are stamped two little marks (side by side) that look like eagles, plus anoth mark I can't quite make out. On the right side near the toggle, however, is a similar-looking eagle stamp that has something resembling 'M9AL' beneath it. On the frame beneath the barrel appears to be a small, lower-case script letter 'a' (I think).

Any help, suggestions, and/or information you can offer would be most welcome. My goal for now would be have it refinished (to protect it from the humid NC coastal air!) and use it as an occasional shooter, barring its being some shockingly rare/collectable Luger variant (which I tend to doubt). Thanks in advance for your help!

03-02-2007, 01:41 AM	#1
Quincunx New User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help with 1921 Luger Hello, all. Glad to have found this forum. I recently acquired my first Luger through a friend, and I'm trying to learn all I can about it. The previous owner (who is 60) told me that he had gotten it from his father about 25 years ago, but was never told where/when/how the pistol was obtained. Unfortunately, at the moment I have no way to post any pictures, though I will try at some point. I've been trying to puzzle through the various markings, and comparing them to charts elsewhere on the forum, but my eyes weren't what they once were and I'm having difficulty, even with a magnifying glass! Well, here goes...... Overall condition seems fair. It's a 9mm caliber, 4" barrel. There are some rust flecks and pitting on the front and backstrap, as well as a few on the barrel. The rifling, however, is quite sharp and there is no pitting in the barrel as far as I can see. No trace of any straw-colored finish anywhere, if it ever was present. The grips are checkered wood, the right one having a 2" crack in it near the trigger guard. The magazine is definitely non-original, as it has a plastic knob at the bottom and is marked "Made in Holland" in English. Now, on to the markings....... Over the chamber is stamped '1921' but no other numbers. The top of the toggle has the script 'DWM' stamp, along with the number 94. Frame and chamber both have the number 4794, and the 94 appears twice more on the left side of the pistol. The front strap of the grip, in rather rougher-looking letters, is stamped '4./K.3.99.' (I'm pretty certain that's accurate). On the right side of the chamber are stamped two little marks (side by side) that look like eagles, plus anoth mark I can't quite make out. On the right side near the toggle, however, is a similar-looking eagle stamp that has something resembling 'M9AL' beneath it. On the frame beneath the barrel appears to be a small, lower-case script letter 'a' (I think). Any help, suggestions, and/or information you can offer would be most welcome. My goal for now would be have it refinished (to protect it from the humid NC coastal air!) and use it as an occasional shooter, barring its being some shockingly rare/collectable Luger variant (which I tend to doubt). Thanks in advance for your help!