[DaveRay]

I, too, am a newby here, and I hope I am not hijacking a topic. this is my first post here. Nice to finally find a resource for our Luger's.

I, too, have a 1913 Luger that appears to be a sister of the ones above. It is stamped 1913 on the barrel, the serial number is 9596, and it is a 9mm. The rest of the components have the numbers 96 on them, which I assume are numbers matching for this Luger. It has the DWM marking on its top, and 4 markings on the right side of the barrel, like the ones in the picture links drewas posted above (thank you for them, sir). I don't know what those 4 markings/insignia mean yet, but they look close to what his picture has. I need to spend some time in the identification areas here, that is for sure.

It has no markings on the outside faces of the trigger guard, nor the pistol grip metal. The wood is in fair condition, the blueing isn't in good condition, has the starting of minor pits, but the weapon isn't rusted.

The only item with a different number is, of course, the clip, marked 5842, with an italic small I and plus (+) sign below it, and an insignia that has three horizontal lines, with a vertical line in its center, and the number 37 under it. This same insignia is also stamped twice on the main body of the clip, along with the number 37, along with a number stamped 122. The clip is dark color, (blueing?) and has an aluminum end cap, with a roll pin through the center of the finger pull rounds on the aluminum.

I have 44 original rounds for this Luger. I fire modern ordinance through it when it gets "exercised".

I have a holster, same as shown, has German identification writing on it, and with a date of 1913, but it is very faded. The leather isn't in great condition.

I don't know how to post pictures, and telling me how to do it is like telling and making a blind, deaf and dumb person build a nuclear power plant, so.....can someone post them if I take some, and send them to you...please?

My father brought this Luger back from Europe when he was fighting there in early 1942, as a Marine fighter pilot, and kept it with him through his service in the South Pacific, with Pappy Boyington. My father passed away in late 1961, and this Luger has been mine since then, when I was 13 years old. Up until now, the only info on this Luger was that it was supposedly somewhat rare, being a 1913, and not much info in books I have seen so far, which hasn't been much. But, that was long before internet sites and resources like this one even existed. I learned how to disassemble, clean and reassemble this Luger when I was 8 years old, and it is a good, trusted true friend. I fire it every year, as my father and I did years ago, and it is dead on accurate.

As I said, I hope I haven't hijacked this topic, but I am so happy to see others with this year and type Luger, I had to post. THANK YOU, ALL.