identifying luger

www · 04-03-2016, 03:15 PM

A friend gave me a luger but i have several questions. On the top of the frame is 1913 with the normal DWM makings on the toggle. serial number 9817, with 17 on all small parts. On the left side below the serial number is "Made in Germany". It looks as though it was there from the beginning, how does hat happen?

alanint · 04-03-2016, 04:09 PM

Welcome to the forum!

You have a pre-World War 1 DWM military Luger that was imported into the United States, probably sometime after that war from stocks that were captured or confiscated. The US government required that all imported arms have the country of origin stamped on them. That's why the "Made in Germany" stamp is only slightly less old than the pistol itself.

sheepherder · 04-03-2016, 06:57 PM

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A friend gave me a luger...

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And Welcome!

Lugerdoc · 04-04-2016, 09:27 AM

www, The "made in xxx" was added to the country of origin by US customs requlations in 1923, so pistol was imported into the USA after that date. TH

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www New User Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	identifying luger A friend gave me a luger but i have several questions. On the top of the frame is 1913 with the normal DWM makings on the toggle. serial number 9817, with 17 on all small parts. On the left side below the serial number is "Made in Germany". It looks as though it was there from the beginning, how does hat happen?

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Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	www, The "made in xxx" was added to the country of origin by US customs requlations in 1923, so pistol was imported into the USA after that date. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Welcome to the forum! You have a pre-World War 1 DWM military Luger that was imported into the United States, probably sometime after that war from stocks that were captured or confiscated. The US government required that all imported arms have the country of origin stamped on them. That's why the "Made in Germany" stamp is only slightly less old than the pistol itself.