My first one

820larry · 07-05-2012, 01:27 PM

I just purchased my 1st Luger...... 1913 DWM with all match numbers except magazines.. Can anyone give me any info on this gun ???
Thanks, Larry

Norme · 07-05-2012, 01:40 PM

Hi Larry, Welcome to the forum! You have a very nice DWM Military (not Commercial) Luger. When originally issued it had no hold-open, but was retrofitted with one. Regards, Norm

Ron Wood · 07-05-2012, 02:52 PM

Wow! For a first Luger, you got a dandy.

820larry · 07-05-2012, 06:17 PM

Thanks Guys, Makes me feel good that I did "good" first time out......The one pic is the back side of the holster that came with it. I'll try to post more pics of the holster and the mags..

padredan · 07-05-2012, 06:33 PM

very nice, congrats and welcome to the forum

820larry · 07-05-2012, 08:17 PM

Here are some more pics of my "prize"............Any info and/or input is more than welcome. Pics are of mag bases and holster

tx_oil · 07-05-2012, 10:37 PM

Very nice score!! Welcome to the dark side!

MFC · 07-05-2012, 11:43 PM

Hi Larry,
Welcome to the addiction.
Super nice "slick back". I bet it's hard to put it down.
Thanks for showing.

klaus 3338 · 07-07-2012, 03:38 AM

Some 1913 dated Lugers have a unit stamp on the grip, may be yours, too . May I see a picture of the tool, please.

820larry · 07-20-2012, 06:31 PM

Looking closely at my "prize" with a mag. glass, I found on the bottom of the barrel below the serial number...a stamping that looks like 8,3 3. Anyone know what this means ????? I 'll try to get more pics.....Thanks, Larry

ithacaartist · 07-20-2012, 06:56 PM

That number represents the measured dimension of the bbl. between the lands. They are usually in the range of 8.81, 8.82, 8.83. Since this I.D. is a little more than a tenth of a mm smaller than the 9mm slug, the lead or jacket gives way this much, causing the slug to ride the lands as it exits the bbl., establishing its spin. I think the middle number is actually a misstamped or deformed 8. Look more closely. On a refinished bbl. sometimes they have been worked down enough that the numbers start to disappear.

Ron Wood · 07-20-2012, 06:57 PM

It is 8,83 and is the measurement of the bore from land to land, indicating it is a 9mm pistol.

Hah! David types faster than I do...by a whole minute!

ithacaartist · 07-20-2012, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

It is 8,83 and is the measurement of the bore from land to land, indicating it is a 9mm pistol.

Hah! David types faster than I do...by a whole minute!

Looks like I beat you in sheer volume as well, Ron. But I must remind the readers that it's the quality of the words that matters--not just how many there are!

820larry · 07-20-2012, 07:29 PM

I looked again. It is 8,83. Thanks for the info........Larry

07-05-2012, 02:52 PM	#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: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	Wow! For a first Luger, you got a dandy. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

07-05-2012, 06:33 PM	#5
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	very nice, congrats and welcome to the forum __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

07-05-2012, 10:37 PM	#7
tx_oil User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 61 Thanks: 8 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts	Very nice score!! Welcome to the dark side! __________________ Invest in precious metals: Lead, Brass and Primers

07-05-2012, 11:43 PM	#8
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Larry, Welcome to the addiction. Super nice "slick back". I bet it's hard to put it down. Thanks for showing. __________________ Mike C.

07-20-2012, 06:57 PM	#12
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: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	It is 8,83 and is the measurement of the bore from land to land, indicating it is a 9mm pistol. Hah! David types faster than I do...by a whole minute! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

07-05-2012, 01:40 PM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Larry, Welcome to the forum! You have a very nice DWM Military (not Commercial) Luger. When originally issued it had no hold-open, but was retrofitted with one. Regards, Norm

07-05-2012, 06:17 PM	#4
820larry User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Guys, Makes me feel good that I did "good" first time out......The one pic is the back side of the holster that came with it. I'll try to post more pics of the holster and the mags..

07-07-2012, 03:38 AM	#9
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 524 Thanks: 0 Thanked 432 Times in 165 Posts	Some 1913 dated Lugers have a unit stamp on the grip, may be yours, too . May I see a picture of the tool, please.

07-20-2012, 06:31 PM	#10
820larry User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looking closely at my "prize" with a mag. glass, I found on the bottom of the barrel below the serial number...a stamping that looks like 8,3 3. Anyone know what this means ????? I 'll try to get more pics.....Thanks, Larry

07-20-2012, 06:56 PM	#11
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,400 Thanks: 7,555 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	That number represents the measured dimension of the bbl. between the lands. They are usually in the range of 8.81, 8.82, 8.83. Since this I.D. is a little more than a tenth of a mm smaller than the 9mm slug, the lead or jacket gives way this much, causing the slug to ride the lands as it exits the bbl., establishing its spin. I think the middle number is actually a misstamped or deformed 8. Look more closely. On a refinished bbl. sometimes they have been worked down enough that the numbers start to disappear.

07-20-2012, 07:29 PM	#14
820larry User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I looked again. It is 8,83. Thanks for the info........Larry

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