P08 dwm 1916

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Originally Posted by mrerick

The markings on your receiver front right are, in order, a "Revisions Committee" re-inspection mark, two Imperial German military contract inspection acceptance marks and an Imperial German proof acceptance mark. It's less common to see the Crown/RC mark on DWM pistols. The Crown/RC was used when a rejected pistol was reworked and then accepted by the inspectors.
Marc

Enlarging the image shows that the first stamp is not a C/RC but a C/letter. The C/RC is normally stamped above the first C/letter if it's on the receiver. On the frame it'll appear above the normal C/letter on the trigger guard.

The C/RC stamp signifies that a specific part - not the whole pistol - was initially rejected by inspectors because it failed to meet specs. Later, a Revisions Commission inspector could authorize use of the part and stamp it C/RC. If the part later failed, the stamp exonerated the original inspector of all blame.

Below are examples of the C/RC on the receiver and frame but I've also seen it on parts of the toggle train. These are all Erfurt Lugers because, as said, it's uncommon on DWM Lugers.