This is a 7.65mm DWM commercial(DWM inscribed on the rear toggle link), s.n. 5847 lower case 'o'. The word Germany is stamped between the number and the lower case 'o', on the front of the frame. The gun looks to be in like new condition, with a little holster wear on the high spots. It has the crown N proof on the left side of the receiver, on the underside of the barrel and on the side of the front toggle link(lazy N). The barrel has the Crown N and the serial no. with the lower case 'o' on the underside. It has a 3 7/8" barrel. There is no date on the chamber and no other marks on the piece and I don't believe it has the modified safety. I believe that all of the parts that are normally numbered for the commercial model are numbered and they match.
The magazine is the tinned version with a wooden bottom piece with Germany stamped on the bottom of the wood. There are no other marks on the magazine.
The bore is sharp and clean and the overall finish on the piece is 90 to 95%. The bolt face is clean and from the overall looks of the mechanism, it seems to have not been fired much, if any. The inside portion of the frame is still in the white, it doesn't appear to have ever been blued.
I have included a couple of images of the gun.
I would appreciate any info, that you guys would care to share with me on when it was made and any other pertinent information. Also, would the grips necessarily be numbered. They are not numbered but fit so well, that I find it hard to believe that they are replacements. Would the word Germany stamped on the gun indicate it was to be exported to Britain or to the U.S.?
Thanks, robarr.
These are the image files for the above mentioned DWM commercial:
