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Ron Smith · 07-05-2011, 12:01 PM

"In the Weimar era, was not Simson the sole producer for the military ?"

No, DWM filled a contract of approx. 10,000 new production Lugers for the Army and an additional approx. 40,000 for Police issue. Most of the Police Lugers are 1920, most Army Lugers are 1921 production. All are found in NS,A and B suffix. A few have been reported with M suffix.

All can be identified by 'Dove' AyA4, ArA4 or WaA4 or a combination of these proofs. If a Luger chamber marked "1920" is found with these proofs, it is a 1920 production. If it has Imperial or other proofs the "1920" is a Gov't property mark, not a production date.

Lugers can occasionally be found with a "1921" Gov't property mark, usually on "Double Dates". Which is thought to have been applied in error due to a mis-interpretation of the Gov't Property Marking order. I have also seen a "Double Date" marked 1922, again presumed to have been marked in error.

Ron

07-05-2011, 12:01 PM	#25
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	"In the Weimar era, was not Simson the sole producer for the military ?" No, DWM filled a contract of approx. 10,000 new production Lugers for the Army and an additional approx. 40,000 for Police issue. Most of the Police Lugers are 1920, most Army Lugers are 1921 production. All are found in NS,A and B suffix. A few have been reported with M suffix. All can be identified by 'Dove' AyA4, ArA4 or WaA4 or a combination of these proofs. If a Luger chamber marked "1920" is found with these proofs, it is a 1920 production. If it has Imperial or other proofs the "1920" is a Gov't property mark, not a production date. Lugers can occasionally be found with a "1921" Gov't property mark, usually on "Double Dates". Which is thought to have been applied in error due to a mis-interpretation of the Gov't Property Marking order. I have also seen a "Double Date" marked 1922, again presumed to have been marked in error. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...