I need help with identifying

Mac Cat · 11-01-2024, 02:04 PM

Welcome to the Forum.

These are usually called "Alphabet Lugers", which were produced after WW-1 (1919-1931).

Pull down a copy of the FAQs (top menu).
You will notice that these lugers have "strawed" small parts (trigger, takedown lever, safety lever, etc.)
It's a unique feature I really like to see.

When 5 digit commercial serial numbers got too high, DWM switched to the 4-digit serial numbers with a suffix around 1921. This one was probably delivered in 1922.

It would have come with a wrapped metal magazine with an unmarked wood bottom.

11-01-2024, 02:04 PM	#4
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 751 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 630 Times in 340 Posts	Welcome to the Forum. These are usually called "Alphabet Lugers", which were produced after WW-1 (1919-1931). Pull down a copy of the FAQs (top menu). You will notice that these lugers have "strawed" small parts (trigger, takedown lever, safety lever, etc.) It's a unique feature I really like to see. When 5 digit commercial serial numbers got too high, DWM switched to the 4-digit serial numbers with a suffix around 1921. This one was probably delivered in 1922. It would have come with a wrapped metal magazine with an unmarked wood bottom.