Newbie with a DWM Luger

BadgerLB · 03-09-2010, 03:40 PM

Looking for some info on this piece I just picked up

SN is 4955 all parts matching
Left grip has initials carved in it.

Has the N with a crown, no date above the chamber, bluing looks really nice but it doesn't appear to be a reblue.

Stamped Germany below the barrel has 2 mags both with wooden bottoms one says GERMANY the other has a serial number non matching to the rest of the piece.

Edward Tinker · 03-09-2010, 04:05 PM

Tom, welcome to the forum.

Suffix under the serial number?

Any date or proofs on the right?

post war east german?

caliber?

I ask because usually a crown N is commericial, but many came into weimar service as army or police, and not going into export with a germany stamping.

Pictures would help a lot, front, back, sides, top and pictures of the magazines.

Also, did it come with a holster, as its odd to come with 2 mags and nothing else (well, not that oddd, folks pick up what they can and might have bought the germany mag later)

Ed

BadgerLB · 03-09-2010, 04:12 PM

Looks like a cursive o under the date..

I have pictures but I suck at photography

I thought it was chambered in 9mm (I assumed) I'll break out calipers tonight and see what it measures.

No holster, My grandfather collected guns and this and a japanese nambu were all I could get my hands on.

I'll take more pictures tonight now that I've figured out how to use the macro function on my camera.

BadgerLB · 03-09-2010, 04:14 PM

Oh yeah... nothing on the right in the way of proofs or dates... the only markings are serial numbers, the cursive o, the n with the crown, Germany, and the DWM stamp

alanint · 03-09-2010, 04:42 PM

If you can drop a #2 pencil down the barrel, its a 9mm, if it won't slide down, its a .30 Luger

BadgerLB · 03-09-2010, 04:53 PM

Good to know.

BadgerLB · 03-09-2010, 08:52 PM

k so a #2 slides down but a 9mm wont chamber

better pics below...
Ok... this time with macro turned on... much better look at the numbers

alanint · 03-09-2010, 09:53 PM

Look into the bore and see if the chamber is "stepped' for the bottleneck .30 case. Another possibility is that there is a cartridge case in the chamber with the base sheared off..

BadgerLB · 03-10-2010, 12:08 AM

Calipers measure .300 at the muzzle... it's a 30 luger...

Edward Tinker · 03-10-2010, 12:50 AM

This is a commericial luger, unfortunately you find many in very nice shape here in the USA, value probably around $700-$800 at the most. The extra magazine is an early one and worth money by itself, how is the body?

The germany marked magazine is worth more than a blank wood based one too in my opinion.

Ed

BadgerLB · 03-10-2010, 09:28 AM

Body of the mag is in decent shape... no dings or anything.. looks like it's got old grease dried on it. So.... I can shoot this thing?

BadgerLB · 03-10-2010, 09:46 AM

Forgot to ask... How old do you think it is?

FNorm · 03-10-2010, 11:42 AM

'O' block was last half of 1925, first part of 1926. 4955, probably late 1925.

lugerholsterrepair · 03-10-2010, 04:55 PM

Don't shoot either of these mags...You might possibly crack or break a wood bottom and foolishly destroy most importantly... history and secondly their value.

Jerry Burney

BadgerLB · 03-10-2010, 09:37 PM

Noted... I don't have 30 luger ammo so I won't be shooting it for a while

03-09-2010, 03:40 PM	#1
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Newbie with a DWM Luger Looking for some info on this piece I just picked up SN is 4955 all parts matching Left grip has initials carved in it. Has the N with a crown, no date above the chamber, bluing looks really nice but it doesn't appear to be a reblue. Stamped Germany below the barrel has 2 mags both with wooden bottoms one says GERMANY the other has a serial number non matching to the rest of the piece.

03-10-2010, 12:50 AM	#10
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	This is a commericial luger, unfortunately you find many in very nice shape here in the USA, value probably around $700-$800 at the most. The extra magazine is an early one and worth money by itself, how is the body? The germany marked magazine is worth more than a blank wood based one too in my opinion. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

03-10-2010, 04:55 PM	#14
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,761 Thanks: 4,863 Thanked 3,101 Times in 1,427 Posts	Don't shoot either of these mags...You might possibly crack or break a wood bottom and foolishly destroy most importantly... history and secondly their value. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

03-09-2010, 04:05 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	Tom, welcome to the forum. Suffix under the serial number? Any date or proofs on the right? post war east german? caliber? I ask because usually a crown N is commericial, but many came into weimar service as army or police, and not going into export with a germany stamping. Pictures would help a lot, front, back, sides, top and pictures of the magazines. Also, did it come with a holster, as its odd to come with 2 mags and nothing else (well, not that oddd, folks pick up what they can and might have bought the germany mag later) Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

03-09-2010, 04:12 PM	#3
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks like a cursive o under the date.. I have pictures but I suck at photography I thought it was chambered in 9mm (I assumed) I'll break out calipers tonight and see what it measures. No holster, My grandfather collected guns and this and a japanese nambu were all I could get my hands on. I'll take more pictures tonight now that I've figured out how to use the macro function on my camera.

03-09-2010, 04:14 PM	#4
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh yeah... nothing on the right in the way of proofs or dates... the only markings are serial numbers, the cursive o, the n with the crown, Germany, and the DWM stamp

03-09-2010, 04:42 PM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	If you can drop a #2 pencil down the barrel, its a 9mm, if it won't slide down, its a .30 Luger

03-09-2010, 04:53 PM	#6
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good to know.

03-09-2010, 08:52 PM	#7
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	k so a #2 slides down but a 9mm wont chamber better pics below... Ok... this time with macro turned on... much better look at the numbers

03-09-2010, 09:53 PM	#8
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Look into the bore and see if the chamber is "stepped' for the bottleneck .30 case. Another possibility is that there is a cartridge case in the chamber with the base sheared off..

03-10-2010, 12:08 AM	#9
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Calipers measure .300 at the muzzle... it's a 30 luger...

03-10-2010, 09:28 AM	#11
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Body of the mag is in decent shape... no dings or anything.. looks like it's got old grease dried on it. So.... I can shoot this thing?

03-10-2010, 09:46 AM	#12
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Forgot to ask... How old do you think it is?

03-10-2010, 11:42 AM	#13
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	'O' block was last half of 1925, first part of 1926. 4955, probably late 1925.

03-10-2010, 09:37 PM	#15
BadgerLB User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Noted... I don't have 30 luger ammo so I won't be shooting it for a while