silly question maybe

Don M · 09-19-2011, 09:14 PM

Jerry, you are almost certainly correct that it is DWM but there are some issues. The vertical c/N suggests it was from an Alphabet DWM. If it is matched to the frame, the frame serial number suffix will tell us when it was manufactured.

A few police continued to use the 1920 property stamp into at least the mid-1920s.

Hopefully, photos will clear things up.

P.S. I have recorded quite a few police Erfurts with 1920 property stamps. Of course, these all also have a manufacture date.

09-19-2011, 09:14 PM	#26
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Jerry, you are almost certainly correct that it is DWM but there are some issues. The vertical c/N suggests it was from an Alphabet DWM. If it is matched to the frame, the frame serial number suffix will tell us when it was manufactured. A few police continued to use the 1920 property stamp into at least the mid-1920s. Hopefully, photos will clear things up. P.S. I have recorded quite a few police Erfurts with 1920 property stamps. Of course, these all also have a manufacture date. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com