d or an a ??

Edward Tinker · 09-02-2005, 09:28 PM

Okay, I can go either way on this; Is this a "a" suffix or a "d" suffix?

1916 DWM

I think a D but its been a long week!

Ed

Russ · 09-02-2005, 09:35 PM

Ed that did not sound to good. I think it is a D
Russ

Edward Tinker · 09-02-2005, 09:38 PM

I had to read it three times to see what you meant

It has been a long week.

I tried using the polling buttons, but it would fail out each time?

ed

John D. · 09-02-2005, 10:43 PM

It's a "d"....

JD

Edward Tinker · 09-02-2005, 10:43 PM

well the concensus is that its an 'a'.

okay, maybe a d...

John D. · 09-02-2005, 10:48 PM

Well, I disagree

Never seen a scriptic "a" with the leading edge that raises 1/3 or more above the body of the "a".

Let me look again....

Yep - It's still an "d"....

JD

Dwight Gruber · 09-03-2005, 12:30 AM

I vote for d .

Anybody have some 1916 a and d suffix guns they can post pictures to compare?

--Dwight

Ron Smith · 09-03-2005, 12:44 AM

I think it's a D.

Course what the hell do I know? I sold the only 1916 A suffix pistol I owned.

policeluger · 09-03-2005, 12:56 AM

its an "a"..........

Edward Tinker · 09-03-2005, 01:07 AM

see, there isn't much agreement! We have two d's and two a's !!!

darn germanic lettering...

Ed

Roadkill · 09-03-2005, 06:21 AM

I can't tell.
(Its four AM, I can't sleep cause dogs are raising hell over something in the woods and I've been on muscle relaxers and pain killers two weeks cause of my back. Have to replace a window today and cut up several downed trees from the storm. God knows that I'm better off than a whole lot of other folks though). I can go wake my wife up and ask her which one she thinks it is.

rk

Edward Tinker · 09-03-2005, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadkill
I can't tell.
I can go wake my wife up and ask her which one she thinks it is.

rk

I am sorry about your back, i hate back-problems... And don't go wake her up!

I think its a d, but in the long run, it doesn't matter, was it made in the first 20 k that year or the first 50 k that year!

ed

Hugh · 09-03-2005, 11:29 AM

I vote "d"

Heinz · 09-03-2005, 11:57 AM

I think it may be a rare prototype x. Are there gold inlaid initials on it anywhere? :-)

Edward Tinker · 09-03-2005, 12:27 PM

Heinz, there can be if you want to send me $3,500

Frank · 09-03-2005, 04:19 PM

Ed, it's a D!!!

Ron Wood · 09-03-2005, 05:56 PM

It is a "d".

feldmÃ?Â¼tze · 09-03-2005, 08:35 PM

It's a "d". Surely someone on the forum has another '16 dated DWM with an "a" suffix that could post a pic to verify.....

wlyon · 09-03-2005, 09:04 PM

My vote is for a D. Ihave a couple a's and they don"t look like yours. Bill

Lyn Islaub · 09-04-2005, 01:36 AM

Ed,
I just picked up a 1916 DWM, s/n 5115d and the suffix letter is identical to yours. My digital camera did the dead dog routine earlier this week, so I'll send you a scan next week after I buy a replacement.
Lyn

09-02-2005, 09:35 PM	#2
Russ User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Reading, PA. Posts: 628 Thanks: 2 Thanked 38 Times in 10 Posts	Ed that did not sound to good. I think it is a D Russ __________________ Livin the dream!!!!!!!!!!!

09-02-2005, 10:43 PM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	well the concensus is that its an 'a'. okay, maybe a d... __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

09-03-2005, 12:44 AM	#8
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I think it's a D. Course what the hell do I know? I sold the only 1916 A suffix pistol I owned. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-03-2005, 11:29 AM	#13
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	I vote "d" __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

09-03-2005, 12:27 PM	#15
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	Heinz, there can be if you want to send me $3,500 __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

09-02-2005, 09:38 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	I had to read it three times to see what you meant It has been a long week. I tried using the polling buttons, but it would fail out each time? ed

09-02-2005, 10:43 PM	#4
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 478 Thanked 517 Times in 129 Posts	It's a "d".... JD

09-02-2005, 10:48 PM	#6
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 478 Thanked 517 Times in 129 Posts	Well, I disagree Never seen a scriptic "a" with the leading edge that raises 1/3 or more above the body of the "a". Let me look again.... Yep - It's still an "d".... JD

09-03-2005, 12:30 AM	#7
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	I vote for d . Anybody have some 1916 a and d suffix guns they can post pictures to compare? --Dwight

09-03-2005, 12:56 AM	#9
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	its an "a"..........

09-03-2005, 01:07 AM	#10
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	see, there isn't much agreement! We have two d's and two a's !!! darn germanic lettering... Ed

09-03-2005, 06:21 AM	#11
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	I can't tell. (Its four AM, I can't sleep cause dogs are raising hell over something in the woods and I've been on muscle relaxers and pain killers two weeks cause of my back. Have to replace a window today and cut up several downed trees from the storm. God knows that I'm better off than a whole lot of other folks though). I can go wake my wife up and ask her which one she thinks it is. rk

09-03-2005, 11:57 AM	#14
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	I think it may be a rare prototype x. Are there gold inlaid initials on it anywhere? :-)

09-03-2005, 04:19 PM	#16
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 165 Times in 87 Posts	Ed, it's a D!!!

09-03-2005, 05:56 PM	#17
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: 1,120 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	It is a "d". __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

09-03-2005, 08:35 PM	#18
feldmÃ?Â¼tze User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kingston, Tn. Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's a "d". Surely someone on the forum has another '16 dated DWM with an "a" suffix that could post a pic to verify.....

09-03-2005, 09:04 PM	#19
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,244 Thanked 2,661 Times in 988 Posts	My vote is for a D. Ihave a couple a's and they don"t look like yours. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

09-04-2005, 01:36 AM	#20
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	Ed, I just picked up a 1916 DWM, s/n 5115d and the suffix letter is identical to yours. My digital camera did the dead dog routine earlier this week, so I'll send you a scan next week after I buy a replacement. Lyn