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Though I really believe the "1st issue" business is all collector speak anyway.
Is what you are looking for an undated DWM with the acceptance proofing on the left side?
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Don,
In my first post, I noted that this question arose in my mind owing to looking at the Simpson site and seeing some Lugers, with the characteristics described in my first post, being labeled as "1st 1908 Military Issue" and others as just "1908 Military Issue".
I can say that from everyone's comments and Sturgess and Still that the "1st 1908 Military Issue" was the first batch of 25K Lugers of the DWM contract for 50K that was completed by 1910.
What distinguishes "1st Issue" 1908 Lugers from the "1908 Military Issue" is the SN range. That seems to be the gist of it.
Richard