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DWM production in 1918 is reported into the w suffix range; Erfurt production that year is reported into the t suffix, with the possibility of reports into the u suffix (Still, "Imperial Lugers" p.15).
According to the German Army instructions for marking P08 dated 1910, revised up to 1914 (G�¶rtz & Bryans, "German Small Arms Markings" pp.111-114), if the construction of these Lugers had reached the point of being serial-numbered on the frame, they would also have had their parts numbered. This numbering would then be on the exposed faces of the parts, rather than in the hidden, commercial style. In additon, if they originated at Erfurt, the parts would all have the Erfurt Inspectors' marks applied.
--Dwight
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