DWM Chamber Cartouche???

sheepherder · 05-24-2011, 10:42 AM

While looking for pics of Luger carbines with forearms removed (and finding mostly links, not pics!), I noticed this -

DMW Luger in 30 Luger Caliber, with an 18” Barrel

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=8506929

besides being sold by Sarco, and having a German commercial proof on the barrel, it has a receiver with the DWM scroll on the *chamber*...as well as on the toggle...

How common is this???

(Pic below)

lugerholsterrepair · 05-24-2011, 11:08 AM

Rich, The DWM on the chamber is not common on Lugers but is found on a contract pistol..Bulgarian maybe? Where they put the country crest on the toggle and moved the DWM to the chamber.

Ron Wood · 05-24-2011, 11:14 AM

Jerry's identification is correct. This is a made up piece. It has a receiver from a 1908 Bulgarian Luger and probably was fabricated sometime after the mid-1960s.

sheepherder · 05-24-2011, 11:24 AM

Ah! That makes sense! Sarco was putting together parts Lugers back in '08...And now I see the frame & receiver numbers don't match...and the rear sight is similar to an artillery, but the slider button is on the wrong side (like a C96 Mauser)...

And it has an odd [to me] proof on that DWM marked chamber/receiver...Looks like a Norwegian or Swedish proof...???...Bulgarian???...

Ron Wood · 05-24-2011, 11:29 AM

It is a Bulgarian rampant lion, as found in their national crest.

05-24-2011, 10:42 AM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	DWM Chamber Cartouche??? While looking for pics of Luger carbines with forearms removed (and finding mostly links, not pics!), I noticed this - DMW Luger in 30 Luger Caliber, with an 18” Barrel http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=8506929 besides being sold by Sarco, and having a German commercial proof on the barrel, it has a receiver with the DWM scroll on the chamber...as well as on the toggle... How common is this??? (Pic below) Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

05-24-2011, 11:08 AM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,768 Thanks: 4,901 Thanked 3,122 Times in 1,433 Posts	Rich, The DWM on the chamber is not common on Lugers but is found on a contract pistol..Bulgarian maybe? Where they put the country crest on the toggle and moved the DWM to the chamber. __________________ 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."

05-24-2011, 11:14 AM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,011 Thanks: 1,088 Thanked 5,149 Times in 1,694 Posts	Jerry's identification is correct. This is a made up piece. It has a receiver from a 1908 Bulgarian Luger and probably was fabricated sometime after the mid-1960s. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-24-2011, 11:24 AM	#4
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Ah! That makes sense! Sarco was putting together parts Lugers back in '08...And now I see the frame & receiver numbers don't match...and the rear sight is similar to an artillery, but the slider button is on the wrong side (like a C96 Mauser)... And it has an odd [to me] proof on that DWM marked chamber/receiver...Looks like a Norwegian or Swedish proof...???...Bulgarian???... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

05-24-2011, 11:29 AM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,011 Thanks: 1,088 Thanked 5,149 Times in 1,694 Posts	It is a Bulgarian rampant lion, as found in their national crest. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction