What Year Did DWM Produce The Largest Number

cirelaw · 06-23-2017, 11:48 AM

Of Lugers? Obviously How could either D.W.M. or Erfurt physically produce so many and retain such quality. What was the first model to display a chamber date and why begin the practice?

Chickenthief · 06-23-2017, 02:53 PM

1916 and 1917 DWM are quoted at 173000 pieces each year.
If they worked 300 days a year and put in 12 hours daily that gives:
576 2/3 Parabellums a day and 48 an hour.
Given that it took @12 hours to make one then they had at least 576 men +-? making Parabellums alone.

On a totally unrelated note the Daewoo shipyard in South Korea employs @50000 workers and they slaughter @200 cattle daily to feed them. Not that they just eat bovine meat but that is a lot of cattle daily.

06-23-2017, 11:48 AM	#1
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Chickenthief User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Denmark Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 131 Times in 48 Posts	1916 and 1917 DWM are quoted at 173000 pieces each year. If they worked 300 days a year and put in 12 hours daily that gives: 576 2/3 Parabellums a day and 48 an hour. Given that it took @12 hours to make one then they had at least 576 men +-? making Parabellums alone. On a totally unrelated note the Daewoo shipyard in South Korea employs @50000 workers and they slaughter @200 cattle daily to feed them. Not that they just eat bovine meat but that is a lot of cattle daily.