DWM, military luger, year made?

50megawatts · 02-24-2003, 11:05 PM

Hello. I recently bought Kenyon's 'Lugers at Random' to learn about Lugers before possibly finding one for my own. A co-worker lent me his Luger to study. I've determined that its a DWM, 'New Model', 1908 type Luger with matching s/numbers which, according to their placement, indicate that it is a military gun. The s/n is 2577. Among the markings on the under-side of the barrel are '9mm' and 'made in germany'. Looking at the gun from the front, there appears to be the letter 'k' in script directly under the s/n. Also, one of the proof marks (a bird shape) has a '63' under it. There is not date stamped above the chamber on the receiver. How can I determine what year the gun was manufactured? Are there any other conclusions that can be drawn about the gun from the information I've given? Any feedback would be appreciated.

02-24-2003, 11:05 PM	#1
50megawatts User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raytown, MO Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	DWM, military luger, year made? Hello. I recently bought Kenyon's 'Lugers at Random' to learn about Lugers before possibly finding one for my own. A co-worker lent me his Luger to study. I've determined that its a DWM, 'New Model', 1908 type Luger with matching s/numbers which, according to their placement, indicate that it is a military gun. The s/n is 2577. Among the markings on the under-side of the barrel are '9mm' and 'made in germany'. Looking at the gun from the front, there appears to be the letter 'k' in script directly under the s/n. Also, one of the proof marks (a bird shape) has a '63' under it. There is not date stamped above the chamber on the receiver. How can I determine what year the gun was manufactured? Are there any other conclusions that can be drawn about the gun from the information I've given? Any feedback would be appreciated.