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Ron Wood · 10-11-2003, 03:57 PM

Pete,
That is what I was really trying to convey in my first post. The "First Issue" production consists of those Lugers produced by DWM in 1908 and 1909. Still's production figure is for "First Issue" and therefore would consist of those Lugers produced over that two year period. Joachim GÃ?Â¶rtz in "Die Pistole 08" indicates that DWM had delivered 3000 pistols by 31 March 1909, and that thereafter DWM produced 21,000 pistols in the remainder of 1909. This falls about 1000 pistols short of the 25,000 estimated by Still based on the highest reported First Issue being 4828b, but like horseshoes and handgrenades, that is "close enough" to conclude that the production did span those two years.

Thanks Dwight for finding the reference for the Army Instructions.

10-11-2003, 03:57 PM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Pete, That is what I was really trying to convey in my first post. The "First Issue" production consists of those Lugers produced by DWM in 1908 and 1909. Still's production figure is for "First Issue" and therefore would consist of those Lugers produced over that two year period. Joachim GÃ?Â¶rtz in "Die Pistole 08" indicates that DWM had delivered 3000 pistols by 31 March 1909, and that thereafter DWM produced 21,000 pistols in the remainder of 1909. This falls about 1000 pistols short of the 25,000 estimated by Still based on the highest reported First Issue being 4828b, but like horseshoes and handgrenades, that is "close enough" to conclude that the production did span those two years. Thanks Dwight for finding the reference for the Army Instructions. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction