1913 dwm

wlyon · 10-17-2009, 08:44 PM

Just acquired 1913 DWM serial #4012 (b) with stock lug, matching, 95%+, very good straw, very good grips, excellent bore, barrel BO26 marked, very good wood bottom, unmarked mag.

rottenII · 10-17-2009, 08:52 PM

Very nice Bill!

Ron Smith · 10-17-2009, 09:10 PM

Hey Bill,

That is a nice 1913. You weren't kidding were you? Glad you ended up with it.

Ron

FNorm · 10-17-2009, 09:43 PM

Beautiful!

Fn

wlyon · 10-17-2009, 10:24 PM

Thanks
It really is better than my poor photos. It has very little wear and not what shows in the pictures. Just some muzzle wear, little on rails and sideplate. Bill

klaus 3338 · 10-18-2009, 02:32 AM

Bill, thanks for sharing your beauty with us. Your 1913 DWM has the very rare acceptance mark G. Early 1913 has LLF followed by XQF.
If possible I would like to see a closeup photo of the acceptance marks.
Thanks again and best to you Klaus

Ice · 10-18-2009, 08:40 AM

An awesome 1913. One of my Grail guns.

Charlie

Went Blakely · 10-18-2009, 10:29 AM

That's a beaut 13 you have there Bill, nice score!

wlyon · 10-18-2009, 11:18 AM

Klaus, Hope this is okay. Is this a "B" or a "G". I have trouble with them. Thanks.

vernonsmith · 10-18-2009, 07:00 PM

Wow... breathtaking Luger... nice...

lugerholsterrepair · 10-18-2009, 07:11 PM

Bill, Congratulations on a really beautiful example! These are hard to find in such nice condition.
Thanks for sharing..

Jerry Burney

BogeyB · 10-18-2009, 09:40 PM

Hi Bill!

Great looking 1913, I also have a fondness for '13 guns. Mine is older brother 5354 b, also Bo26 marked. It is proofed XQF.

Mike

wlyon · 10-18-2009, 10:58 PM

Mike
I assume yours is without stock lug by the serial number? Thanks Bill

Ron Wood · 10-18-2009, 11:48 PM

Bill,
A really super gun. Outstanding condition and a 1913 with stock lug is a tough Luger to find. I haven't located one yet, but I have it's commercial counterpart...the so-called 1914 Commercial, #73650, that was actually made in 1913 and contemporary with your military piece. We should get them together and see if they make puppies.

klaus 3338 · 10-19-2009, 02:06 AM

Bill, thanks for the photo. The letter is a G. I found the same acceptance stamps an only 2 other 1914 dated Lugers. Best regards Klaus

wlyon · 10-19-2009, 10:46 AM

Ron
Thanks. I have 1914 Commercial #72353, not in great shape 85% or so. It has a 1920 Permissive stamp on the chamber , commercial and military serial number placement and a circle S on left front receiver. It was brought back by my father-in law during WW2. I appreciate your knowledge and your sharing of it. Would love to see a litter. Regards Bill

BogeyB · 10-19-2009, 03:54 PM

Bill,

No, mine has factory hold open and stock lug.

Mike

wlyon · 10-19-2009, 05:21 PM

Mike
My mistake. I was thinking the stock lug started at 6000 b instead of 4000 b. Just another senior moment. Bill

George Anderson · 10-19-2009, 05:56 PM

Here's one I picked up this past Spring that's a bit later but also manufactured without hold-open or stock lug.

BogeyB · 10-19-2009, 06:34 PM

George,

Very nice! Does it have a Bohler steel barrel?

Mike

10-17-2009, 08:44 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 3,144 Thanked 2,531 Times in 943 Posts	1913 dwm Just acquired 1913 DWM serial #4012 (b) with stock lug, matching, 95%+, very good straw, very good grips, excellent bore, barrel BO26 marked, very good wood bottom, unmarked mag. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bill Lyon

10-17-2009, 09:10 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hey Bill, That is a nice 1913. You weren't kidding were you? Glad you ended up with it. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-17-2009, 10:24 PM	#5
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 3,144 Thanked 2,531 Times in 943 Posts	Thanks It really is better than my poor photos. It has very little wear and not what shows in the pictures. Just some muzzle wear, little on rails and sideplate. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-18-2009, 10:29 AM	#8
Went Blakely User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 231 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	That's a beaut 13 you have there Bill, nice score! __________________ Went Blakely

10-18-2009, 11:18 AM	#9
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 3,144 Thanked 2,531 Times in 943 Posts	1913 dwm Klaus, Hope this is okay. Is this a "B" or a "G". I have trouble with them. Thanks. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bill Lyon

10-17-2009, 08:52 PM	#2
rottenII User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Very nice Bill!

10-17-2009, 09:43 PM	#4
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Beautiful! Fn

10-18-2009, 02:32 AM	#6
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 517 Thanks: 0 Thanked 409 Times in 160 Posts	Bill, thanks for sharing your beauty with us. Your 1913 DWM has the very rare acceptance mark G. Early 1913 has LLF followed by XQF. If possible I would like to see a closeup photo of the acceptance marks. Thanks again and best to you Klaus

10-18-2009, 08:40 AM	#7
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	An awesome 1913. One of my Grail guns. Charlie

10-18-2009, 07:00 PM	#10
vernonsmith User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wow... breathtaking Luger... nice...

10-18-2009, 07:11 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,104 Times in 1,429 Posts	Bill, Congratulations on a really beautiful example! These are hard to find in such nice condition. Thanks for sharing.. Jerry Burney __________________ 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."

10-18-2009, 09:40 PM	#12
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	Hi Bill! Great looking 1913, I also have a fondness for '13 guns. Mine is older brother 5354 b, also Bo26 marked. It is proofed XQF. Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

10-18-2009, 10:58 PM	#13
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 3,144 Thanked 2,531 Times in 943 Posts	Mike I assume yours is without stock lug by the serial number? Thanks Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-18-2009, 11:48 PM	#14
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: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	Bill, A really super gun. Outstanding condition and a 1913 with stock lug is a tough Luger to find. I haven't located one yet, but I have it's commercial counterpart...the so-called 1914 Commercial, #73650, that was actually made in 1913 and contemporary with your military piece. We should get them together and see if they make puppies. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-19-2009, 02:06 AM	#15
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 517 Thanks: 0 Thanked 409 Times in 160 Posts	Bill, thanks for the photo. The letter is a G. I found the same acceptance stamps an only 2 other 1914 dated Lugers. Best regards Klaus

10-19-2009, 10:46 AM	#16
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 3,144 Thanked 2,531 Times in 943 Posts	Ron Thanks. I have 1914 Commercial #72353, not in great shape 85% or so. It has a 1920 Permissive stamp on the chamber , commercial and military serial number placement and a circle S on left front receiver. It was brought back by my father-in law during WW2. I appreciate your knowledge and your sharing of it. Would love to see a litter. Regards Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-19-2009, 03:54 PM	#17
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	Bill, No, mine has factory hold open and stock lug. Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

10-19-2009, 05:21 PM	#18
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 3,144 Thanked 2,531 Times in 943 Posts	Mike My mistake. I was thinking the stock lug started at 6000 b instead of 4000 b. Just another senior moment. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-19-2009, 05:56 PM	#19
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	Here's one I picked up this past Spring that's a bit later but also manufactured without hold-open or stock lug. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

10-19-2009, 06:34 PM	#20
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	George, Very nice! Does it have a Bohler steel barrel? Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA