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bill m · 02-17-2001, 09:27 PM

Kyrie, Marvin, and all,

I'm not buying either one of you two's last opinions. The gun was originally a 1916 Artillery. It was re-barrelled most likely at the time it was issued to the Weimar Military. When in this service it was stamped with the 1920 stamp to show it belonged to the Weimar Military. -- Now, it has what looks like Erfurt acceptance stamps on the barrel and rear toggle. Not uncommon on Weimar military and police guns to have mixed manufactures. Walt's gun has the same RC stamp on the barrel, which Jan Still has told him is correct, and as I remember his barrel is the original. I do not agree with this and have asked all my Imperial friends and no one else has ever seen a Crown RC on a DWM gun that was on the original, as issued part. Anyway, both of these have the Crown RC on the barrle. So when was the Horizontal C/N's put on and why on the RIGHT side? Kyrie, the pistol you show the picture of is stamped on the normal, LEFT side. I'm beginning to agree with Tom, that this is a Krieghoff proof. This proof is a commercial proof and was not just randomly put on the right side. There is a reason for it. This is only the third one that I have heard of. The Germans just didn't let inspectors go around stamping stuff, but had a regular assembly and purpose for everything they stamped. I do not know if this is a Krieghoff proof or not, and I don't think there is anyway to tell, but I'm pretty sure it isn't a self purchase, and it isn't just some new guy randomly stamping stuff. My opinion is leaning towards another rework in the 1920's by Krieghoff.

02-17-2001, 09:27 PM	#11
bill m User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Horizontal Crown N's Kyrie, Marvin, and all, I'm not buying either one of you two's last opinions. The gun was originally a 1916 Artillery. It was re-barrelled most likely at the time it was issued to the Weimar Military. When in this service it was stamped with the 1920 stamp to show it belonged to the Weimar Military. -- Now, it has what looks like Erfurt acceptance stamps on the barrel and rear toggle. Not uncommon on Weimar military and police guns to have mixed manufactures. Walt's gun has the same RC stamp on the barrel, which Jan Still has told him is correct, and as I remember his barrel is the original. I do not agree with this and have asked all my Imperial friends and no one else has ever seen a Crown RC on a DWM gun that was on the original, as issued part. Anyway, both of these have the Crown RC on the barrle. So when was the Horizontal C/N's put on and why on the RIGHT side? Kyrie, the pistol you show the picture of is stamped on the normal, LEFT side. I'm beginning to agree with Tom, that this is a Krieghoff proof. This proof is a commercial proof and was not just randomly put on the right side. There is a reason for it. This is only the third one that I have heard of. The Germans just didn't let inspectors go around stamping stuff, but had a regular assembly and purpose for everything they stamped. I do not know if this is a Krieghoff proof or not, and I don't think there is anyway to tell, but I'm pretty sure it isn't a self purchase, and it isn't just some new guy randomly stamping stuff. My opinion is leaning towards another rework in the 1920's by Krieghoff.