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lugerholsterrepair · 12-18-2001, 10:26 PM

Steve, You can look in the technical info section and the general info section for more information.

What you have so luckily come apon is a WW1 Luger pistol made in 1914 by the Deutch Waffen Und Munitionfabriken (DWM) Co.

Geischert is German for Secured.

Gold coloring is a steel hardening process called strawing. Heated to about 460 degrees F. This colores the steel and hardnes it.

The 700 clip is the one issued with the pistol. The other is a mismatch and belongs to another pistol with that number. The 00 on all of the small parts is the last two numbers of the serial number used by the Germans to identify the parts for this pistol.

The letters and numbers on your gripstrap are unit designations and I do not have my references right at hand to decipher them for you. Maybe someone else will care to. I do know that only 20 percent or so of WW1 lugers were unit stamped.

Holster is WW2 vintage.

Jerry Burney

12-18-2001, 10:26 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Re: need help in identifying and pricing Luger Steve, You can look in the technical info section and the general info section for more information. What you have so luckily come apon is a WW1 Luger pistol made in 1914 by the Deutch Waffen Und Munitionfabriken (DWM) Co. Geischert is German for Secured. Gold coloring is a steel hardening process called strawing. Heated to about 460 degrees F. This colores the steel and hardnes it. The 700 clip is the one issued with the pistol. The other is a mismatch and belongs to another pistol with that number. The 00 on all of the small parts is the last two numbers of the serial number used by the Germans to identify the parts for this pistol. The letters and numbers on your gripstrap are unit designations and I do not have my references right at hand to decipher them for you. Maybe someone else will care to. I do know that only 20 percent or so of WW1 lugers were unit stamped. Holster is WW2 vintage. Jerry Burney