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MFC · 02-09-2010, 12:14 AM

Tim,
This Luger S#814XX was made in early 1920. It is a 20DWM commercial, formerly known as a 1923 commercial. The five digit S# is correct. DWM Alphabet commercials which have one to four digit S#'s with a suffix, started mid 1921. The grips do look like repros to me.
Any of Jan Still's Luger books are excellent, but they specialize in certain era's. I used Still's Weimar Lugers to date your Luger. A good book to start with is Kenyon's Lugers at Random. It was published over 40 years ago. Newer research shows that some of the info is incorrect, but it is still a very good reference.

02-09-2010, 12:14 AM	#10
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Tim, This Luger S#814XX was made in early 1920. It is a 20DWM commercial, formerly known as a 1923 commercial. The five digit S# is correct. DWM Alphabet commercials which have one to four digit S#'s with a suffix, started mid 1921. The grips do look like repros to me. Any of Jan Still's Luger books are excellent, but they specialize in certain era's. I used Still's Weimar Lugers to date your Luger. A good book to start with is Kenyon's Lugers at Random. It was published over 40 years ago. Newer research shows that some of the info is incorrect, but it is still a very good reference. __________________ Mike C.