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mrerick · 01-30-2014, 07:24 PM

During the Weimar era, DWM manufactured commercial Lugers, many of which were exported from Germany; and many of which ended up in the USA.

These didn't have a date over the chamber, were numbered in a commercial style, and all had a serial number formed by numeric digits and a single letter alphabet suffix letter. These are often referred to as DWM Alphabet commercial Lugers.

They were mainly made in the 1920s. IIRC your "t" suffix letter is generally thought to be beyond the last of those in this variation's series. By 1929, they made it into the "s" suffix, and by 1930 the line was being moved from Berlin to Mauser in Oberndorf.

Marc

01-30-2014, 07:24 PM	#10
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	During the Weimar era, DWM manufactured commercial Lugers, many of which were exported from Germany; and many of which ended up in the USA. These didn't have a date over the chamber, were numbered in a commercial style, and all had a serial number formed by numeric digits and a single letter alphabet suffix letter. These are often referred to as DWM Alphabet commercial Lugers. They were mainly made in the 1920s. IIRC your "t" suffix letter is generally thought to be beyond the last of those in this variation's series. By 1929, they made it into the "s" suffix, and by 1930 the line was being moved from Berlin to Mauser in Oberndorf. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.