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B�¶hler Steel Barrels.
I am constructing a table of DWM Lugers with B�¶hler Steel barrels to present in a revision of Volume I. Please supply year, serial number and B�¶ number. A start is presented below.
Thanks Jan Table 5.5 DWM LUGERS WITH B�?HLER STEEL BARRELS. 1913 DWM, sn 1612, B�¶ 25, with stock lug, Death Head 1913 DWM, sn 4983a, B�¶ 1913 DWM, sn 6389a, B�¶ 1913 DWM, sn 7240a, B�¶ 23 1913 DWM, sn 528b, B�¶ 24 1913 DWM, sn 199b, B�¶ 25 1913 DWM, sn 1186b, B�¶ 25, no stock lug 1913 DWM, sn 1386b, B�¶ 25 1913 DWM, sn 1596b, B�¶ 24, no stock lug, 1913 DWM, sn 1597b, B�¶ 24 1913 DWM, sn 2555b, B�¶ 24 1913 DWM, sn 4240b, B�¶26 1913 DWM, sn 6286b, B�¶26, with stock lug 1914 DWM, sn 468, B�¶ 26 1914 DWM, sn 1839, B�¶ 25 1914 DWM, sn 2502, B�¶ 27 1914 DWM, sn 3440, B�¶27, 1920 stamp 1914 DWM, sn 4731, B�¶ 29 1914 DWM, sn 7738 B�¶ 29 1914 DWM, sn 9399, Bo31 1914 DWM, sn 37a, B�¶ 30 1914 DWM, sn 880a, B�¶ 31 1914 DWM, sn 1439a, B�¶ 291914 DWM, sn 1490a, B�¶ 31 1914 DWM, sn 7738 B�¶ 29 |
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Jan, 1914 added on your forum,
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1913 DWM, s/n 5354b, Bo 26 . BB
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Jan, 1913 DWM #1696b, Bo 24
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Jan 1914 DWM #1839, Bo25
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Thanks for the information. Table updated. Jan |
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Hi,
Some info on Boehler Steel from a 1913 publication 'Moderne Gewehrfabrikation'. Gebr�¼der Boehler A.-G. in Wien und Berlin liefern aus ihrem Stahlwerk Kapfenberg Laufst�¤be f�¼r alle Zwecke. Die L�¤ufe f�¼r die �¶sterreichische Armee. Sowie ein gro�?er Teil der deutschen Infanteriegewehrl�¤ufe und s�¤mtliche Maschinengewehrl�¤ufe sind aus Boehlerstahl gefertigt. Dieser Stahl tr�¤gt die Schutzmarken (Abb. 3 u. 4). F�¼r Jagdgewehre liefert die Firma au�?erdem den â??Blitz"- und den â??Antinit"-Stahl (Abb. 5 u. 6). Letzterer Stahl ist ein v�¶llig rostsicheres Material von gro�?er Z�¤higkeit, das trotz hohem Nickelgehaltes leicht zu bearbeiten ist. Translation: The Boehler Brothers A.G. in Vienna and Berlin produce barrel steel for all applications in their Kapfenberg Steel works. The Barrels for the Austrian army as well as a large part of the German infantry rifle barrels and many machinegun barrels are made from Boehler steel. This steel bears the trademarks shown in images 3 and 4. For hunting rifles the company only produces the "Blitz" and "Antinit" steel (images 5 and 6). This steel is a completely rust proof high strength material, that although it has a high nickle content, is easy to work on. The advert comes from the same publication. |
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Thanks for the Bohler Steel translation, information, and illustrations. I would request to use the translation and illustrations in a book? Thanks Jan |
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No problem. The official titel of the book is 'Moderne Gewehrfabrikation' by Otto Maretsch. Published in 1913 by Verlag von Bernh. Friedr. Voigt in Leipzig. It also has some pretty rare, although not very nicely printed, photographs of rifle manufacturing and assembly at Fabrique Nationale, Mauser and DWM. If you want, I can get you a digital copy of the book, as I have scanned and recognized (OCR) the book as it's pretty fragile and I tend to handle it as little as possible. The original cover: Steel forging at DWM, around 1910 - 1913: |
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Thanks for the very interesting information. Jan |
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1914 DWM, S/N 37a, Bo30. Lyn |
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1914, DWM, s/n 9399, Bo31 Regards Ken D |
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Thanks for the information. Table updated. Jan |
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This table might get even more interesting if all of these pistols had the presence or absense of the stock lug recorded. I've read that the stock lugs were added in 1913, even though some 1914s also did not have them. What I'm curious about is why the addition of the stock lug appeared to be random. I have 1913 s/n 1852 without a stock lug, yet the listing above shows 1913 s/n 1612 with a stock lug. Weimar Lugers on page 42 shows 1914 s/n 8837a without a stock lug . Page 43 shows 1914 s/n 1961a with a stock lug. Is there any known explanation as to why DWM's producion line produced these many variables within such a short run of s/ns?? Up till now I had been under the impression that the frames were forged with the stock lug as part of the one piece forging. The way the stock lugs are intersperded within these serial number ranges, it almost appears as it could have been a welded attachment. Your thoughts? Thx, Lyn |
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Lyn,
I wouldn't put too much "stock" in my 1913 Deathhead (#1612) having a stock lug....the serial number is way too early to have one. Although the frame and barrel numbers match and appear to have been made with the same dies, the gun has a replacement side plate and a mismatched sear bar. I suspect it was made up from an earlier barrel/receiver and a later frame, made servicable (perhaps by the mysterious unit that applied the deathhead) and placed into service. The metal is in good shape but it has litte original finish remaining. It has seen a lot of use and I would love to know the story it could tell.
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One might hazard a WAG that frames were not necessarily assembled into guns in the order that they were manufacturerd, but rather went into a parts "bin" and were retrieved for assembly randomly. One might hazard a much more speculative WAG, that there was more than one fabrication line for frames and it took time to get each of them converted to stock lugs. --Dwight |
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Thx for the input. I had thought that my 1913 s/n 1852 to be one of the lower numbers reported and your 1612 surprised me. Dwight's comments about drawing frames from a parts "bin" could make sense, but with only 10,000 1912s and 35,000 1913s being manufactured one would have to wonder how many frames would have been made in advance of the dictate to configure going forward production with stock lugs. Jan could have the answer and if not might be interested in expanding his survey to see if there is any consistancy in the inconsistancy of stock lug incorporation. Lyn |
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1913 DWM Sn 9426a no lug Bo:23 1914 DWM Sn 2227 no suffix Bo:28 Bob M. |
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