My first Luger DWM Commercial

lugerguy08 · 02-23-2011, 12:38 AM

Hey guys,

I posted my most recent Luger in the military Lugers section, check it out if you get the chance and tell me what you think!

This one here is actually my first Luger, I picked it up a couple weeks ago for $695 and it came with a nice wooden display case. All the numbers match and it's chambered in .30 Luger. It came with an old box of ammo as well.

I had a chance to shoot this gun last week for the first time and I couldn't have been more impressed with how accurate and fun it was to shoot. I put 100 rounds of Fiocchi soft point through it and had no issues at all. I was so impressed I bought a second Luger (in 9mm) today.

Anyway here are some pics, I'm hoping I got a good deal on this gun I kind of took a gamble and impulse bought it because I thought it seemed like a fair price but being my first Luger purchase I wasn't quite sure what too look for other than matching numbers.

Ice · 02-23-2011, 06:23 AM

Nice looking Luger; I'm glad that it shot well for you. Is there any chance that you might provide some closeup photos?

Charlie

A.Mifsin · 02-23-2011, 07:45 AM

Very nice Luger, I like it. Thanks for sharing.
Alf.

mrerick · 02-23-2011, 08:36 AM

Hi Nathan, and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your new Lugers.

These pistols are quite a bit of fun to shoot.

I think that you did pretty well on this one. I bought a similar DWM Alphabet Commercial a couple of years back for about the same price .

The wooden base of the magazine doesn't look like an original. If you ever want to have it looked at or replaced, "GT" Gerald on this board does some of the best work in the world on magazines.

Marc

Hugo Borchardt · 02-23-2011, 08:59 AM

Very nice...reminds me of my first Luger, one I wish I had never got rid of:

lugerguy08 · 02-23-2011, 01:18 PM

Thanks guys!

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Is there any chance that you might provide some closeup photos?

I'll work on some close up pics and post them later.

lugerholsterrepair · 02-23-2011, 06:38 PM

Nathan, Hope you picked up the brass!

sheepherder · 02-23-2011, 08:41 PM

I would be very suspect of shooting those cartridges...I don't know the exact year that Remington bought out Peters...but I'm pretty sure it was decades ago...

lugerguy08 · 02-23-2011, 09:13 PM

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I would be very suspect of shooting those cartridges...I don't know the exact year that Remington bought out Peters...but I'm pretty sure it was decades ago...

Yeah that ammo is only for display purposes now.

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One might consider the issues of long term storage of any pistol in a foam lined interior. Direct contact of metal surfaces with foam long term, can cause some pitting after a while.

Good to know, I was planning on pulling out that foam anyway and finding something better to use that's more attractive.

As promised some more detailed pics...

MFC · 02-24-2011, 12:18 AM

Full S# on the inside of a side plate and on the receiver lug. Very unusual. I've never seen it before.

02-23-2011, 12:38 AM	#1
lugerguy08 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My first Luger DWM Commercial Hey guys, I posted my most recent Luger in the military Lugers section, check it out if you get the chance and tell me what you think! This one here is actually my first Luger, I picked it up a couple weeks ago for $695 and it came with a nice wooden display case. All the numbers match and it's chambered in .30 Luger. It came with an old box of ammo as well. I had a chance to shoot this gun last week for the first time and I couldn't have been more impressed with how accurate and fun it was to shoot. I put 100 rounds of Fiocchi soft point through it and had no issues at all. I was so impressed I bought a second Luger (in 9mm) today. Anyway here are some pics, I'm hoping I got a good deal on this gun I kind of took a gamble and impulse bought it because I thought it seemed like a fair price but being my first Luger purchase I wasn't quite sure what too look for other than matching numbers. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by lugerguy08; 02-23-2011 at 10:37 PM.

02-23-2011, 07:45 AM	#3
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Very nice Luger, I like it. Thanks for sharing. Alf. __________________ I prefer a Luger

02-23-2011, 08:36 AM	#4
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Hi Nathan, and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your new Lugers. These pistols are quite a bit of fun to shoot. I think that you did pretty well on this one. I bought a similar DWM Alphabet Commercial a couple of years back for about the same price . The wooden base of the magazine doesn't look like an original. If you ever want to have it looked at or replaced, "GT" Gerald on this board does some of the best work in the world on magazines. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

02-23-2011, 08:59 AM	#5
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 338 Thanked 131 Times in 47 Posts	Very nice...reminds me of my first Luger, one I wish I had never got rid of: Attached Thumbnails __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

02-23-2011, 06:38 PM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Nathan, Hope you picked up the brass! __________________ 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."

02-23-2011, 06:23 AM	#2
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Nice looking Luger; I'm glad that it shot well for you. Is there any chance that you might provide some closeup photos? Charlie

02-23-2011, 08:41 PM	#8
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,328 Posts	I would be very suspect of shooting those cartridges...I don't know the exact year that Remington bought out Peters...but I'm pretty sure it was decades ago... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

02-24-2011, 12:18 AM	#10
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Full S# on the inside of a side plate and on the receiver lug. Very unusual. I've never seen it before. __________________ Mike C.