[Edward Tinker]

Well there, that does make a difference, you see in in this forum, we are a bit prejudiced! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] Towards owners of Lugers!! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] So, if you are falling into our company, you are more than welcomed! The sharing of information, the history, the way the internal mechanisms work, is all very fascinating to many of us. We cut slack for anybody, and try to cut the slack for newbies the most. 

So, with your further information, I would say that you Dad was given some slight misinformation. And if he was anything like me, you sometimes get told something by those fireside experts and it sticks in your head and you believe it, only to find out much later it was wrong. [img]wink.gif[/img]

So, more than likely, someone told him it was made around 1914, because 50 years ago, there was not as much information available as there is now. As Johnny stated, â??If the serial number is in the 48,000 range, it could very well be a 1906 American Eagleâ?.
The two safeties, with the grip safety and manual thumb safety show it as a 1906 model.
The Loaded indicator is correct for an American Commercial, in Germany and Holland it would be Geladen, while Bulgarian and Russian would be in their language (spellcheck wonâ??t tell me how to spell Cyleric).
Of course DWM is the manufacturer, and is so marked on the toggle.
30 Luger is the American term for 7.65 mm, which was an older cartridge and the 9 mm eventually came from it. (the different militaryâ??s wanted a stronger cartridge and so the 7.65 was expanded or necked UP making the 9 mm).
On our Technical pages it states this for the Crown B: 1. German commercial barrel proof. Found (with proof 3) on some 7.65 m/m 1900 and 1906 commercial Lugers.

Hopefully that helped a little?

Stay around, we donâ??t get very many ladies interested in Lugers and it can be very fun and fascinating!

Ed