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MFC · 03-18-2009, 11:48 PM

Gary,
Your 1914 DWM Military is a very nice collectable. Military stye serial numbers (WWI) were in blocks of 10,000 and started each year with #1 and no suffix to 9999, then 1a to 9999a and so on. Yours #986a would be the 10,986th made in 1914. One, two, and three digit S#'s are neat but there is no particular significance other than there are fewer of them.
Never shoot it with hot loads. I would retire this beautiful luger and buy a shooter or at least buy a complete toggle train.

03-18-2009, 11:48 PM	#7
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Gary, Your 1914 DWM Military is a very nice collectable. Military stye serial numbers (WWI) were in blocks of 10,000 and started each year with #1 and no suffix to 9999, then 1a to 9999a and so on. Yours #986a would be the 10,986th made in 1914. One, two, and three digit S#'s are neat but there is no particular significance other than there are fewer of them. Never shoot it with hot loads. I would retire this beautiful luger and buy a shooter or at least buy a complete toggle train. __________________ Mike C.