1911 DMW looking for history

George Anderson · 10-25-2009, 05:55 PM

Barry, the best sources for information on unit marked Imperial German weapons are: Jan Still "Central Powers Pistols" which is available from the author, Albrecht Wacker and Joachim Goertz "Handbuch Deutscher Waffenstempel" which I believe is still in print, Goertz and Bryans "German Small Arms Markings" and Jeff Noll "The Imperial German Regimental Marking". I believe that both of the latter titles are out of print, you might find them on Ebay.

With units such as your pistol exhibits the problem is finding out to which German division they were attached, only then can you find a combat history. For this task I frequently turn to a series published jointly by the Imperial War Museum, London and The Battery Press, Inc. here in the US. Among their many titles "Handbook of the German Army 1914" and "The German Forces in the Field November 1918" might prove most helpful.

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George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Barry, the best sources for information on unit marked Imperial German weapons are: Jan Still "Central Powers Pistols" which is available from the author, Albrecht Wacker and Joachim Goertz "Handbuch Deutscher Waffenstempel" which I believe is still in print, Goertz and Bryans "German Small Arms Markings" and Jeff Noll "The Imperial German Regimental Marking". I believe that both of the latter titles are out of print, you might find them on Ebay. With units such as your pistol exhibits the problem is finding out to which German division they were attached, only then can you find a combat history. For this task I frequently turn to a series published jointly by the Imperial War Museum, London and The Battery Press, Inc. here in the US. Among their many titles "Handbook of the German Army 1914" and "The German Forces in the Field November 1918" might prove most helpful.