The directive to mark all small arms as property of the Reichswehr with the 1920 property stamp came out in August of 1920.
There were DWM commercial Lugers made in 1920 and 1921 with the year stamped on the receiver above the chamber, and are found in the ns, a, and b letter suffix range. The factory date stamp is usually much more evenly stamped than the hand stamped 1920 property number.
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