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mrerick · 06-27-2018, 08:34 PM

Hi and welcome to the forum.

You're basically right about your magazines. The milled Haneal Schmeisser magazine is probably later - 1941 or so. The "63" inspector was a Mauser followed by the "655" in late 1939 and then the "135" inspector in late 1941. The symbol included a droop eagle and then a stick eagle (horizontal). Remember that guns were made in batches, and there is some overlap.

Formed nickle plated sheet metal magazines with a wooden base numbered to the pistol would have been issued with your DWM Luger. DWM commercial Lugers were shipped with unnumbered magazines.

Erfurt magazines differ slightly from those shipped by DWM. I identify them by the shape of the crimp ("D" shaped versus rectangular).

Take a look at the forum FAQ PDF document and see if there is material there to help...

06-27-2018, 08:34 PM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Hi and welcome to the forum. You're basically right about your magazines. The milled Haneal Schmeisser magazine is probably later - 1941 or so. The "63" inspector was a Mauser followed by the "655" in late 1939 and then the "135" inspector in late 1941. The symbol included a droop eagle and then a stick eagle (horizontal). Remember that guns were made in batches, and there is some overlap. Formed nickle plated sheet metal magazines with a wooden base numbered to the pistol would have been issued with your DWM Luger. DWM commercial Lugers were shipped with unnumbered magazines. Erfurt magazines differ slightly from those shipped by DWM. I identify them by the shape of the crimp ("D" shaped versus rectangular). Take a look at the forum FAQ PDF document and see if there is material there to help... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.