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Unread 04-16-2013, 03:19 AM   #1
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Default DWM Swiss commercial

This is a 1900/06 DWM dated 1920, cal. 7,65 Parabellum, with all matching numbers, in excellent conditions, probably built for the Swiss commercial market. At the moment owned by another “serious” Luger collector. Two things above all intrigue me most about this gun: 1) Although it was built under the conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles on post war Germany this Luger has got a 150mm barrel, probably only because was supposed to be for the Swiss market? 2) The serial number is displayed on the side in the “military” style but it’s correctly proof-marked with C/N.
I assume is one of those Lugers made from military surplus and stock of parts that DWM had at the end of WWI. Maybe this 150mm barrel could be an interesting collectible piece? Would be nice to know somebody’s else opinion, not about price but about its historical meaning.
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