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Ron Smith · 06-19-2011, 04:52 PM

Hi Mat,

It's a 1918 production DWM military issue Luger. The 1920 is a Gov't property mark applied after WWI to prevent theft and resale.

It was issued to a Police unit during the Weimar period (1919-1933) in the early 20's. Most likely Schutzpolizei(Municipal police) for the city of Kassel with the original deleted mark being a pre-reorganization mark for the same city. Kassel was spelled with both a C and a K at various times. The number in the unit marks are Police rack / inventory numbers. The Police unit marks appear to have been stamped over a scrubbed WWI military unit mark or an even older police mark, still slightly visible.

It was probaly used by the Kassel Police through WWII. It's also possible that it transitioned to the military late in the war, but impossible to know for certain. It's somewhat unusual, in that it escaped having a Police mandated sear safety installed.

Ron

06-19-2011, 04:52 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Mat, It's a 1918 production DWM military issue Luger. The 1920 is a Gov't property mark applied after WWI to prevent theft and resale. It was issued to a Police unit during the Weimar period (1919-1933) in the early 20's. Most likely Schutzpolizei(Municipal police) for the city of Kassel with the original deleted mark being a pre-reorganization mark for the same city. Kassel was spelled with both a C and a K at various times. The number in the unit marks are Police rack / inventory numbers. The Police unit marks appear to have been stamped over a scrubbed WWI military unit mark or an even older police mark, still slightly visible. It was probaly used by the Kassel Police through WWII. It's also possible that it transitioned to the military late in the war, but impossible to know for certain. It's somewhat unusual, in that it escaped having a Police mandated sear safety installed. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...