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Vlim · 02-23-2005, 08:35 AM

This was acquired as a digfind and it showed evidence of being cooked in a quite considerable way.

There were enough traces to identify it as a 1920 property-marked WW1 DWM pistol, which had been an LP08 in it's earlier life (reads like 1915). Last 2 digits are '11'. Number on receiver reads like 1511. No sign of additional numbering on the frame.

What the frame does show is the faint remainder of a unit marking. After further cleaning it reads as P.W.? (where ? is a number).

Any comments on the unit marking are greatly appreciated, as are comments on the date marks in combination with the serial number.

02-23-2005, 08:35 AM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Remember my slightly overstrawed P08? This was acquired as a digfind and it showed evidence of being cooked in a quite considerable way. There were enough traces to identify it as a 1920 property-marked WW1 DWM pistol, which had been an LP08 in it's earlier life (reads like 1915). Last 2 digits are '11'. Number on receiver reads like 1511. No sign of additional numbering on the frame. What the frame does show is the faint remainder of a unit marking. After further cleaning it reads as P.W.? (where ? is a number). Any comments on the unit marking are greatly appreciated, as are comments on the date marks in combination with the serial number.