Cartridge power - 1917 DWM Luger

tomcat · 12-17-2002, 10:07 AM

Hello All,

I've got a 1917, DWM-made military Luger. It has been in my family since WWI, brought back by my grandfather from a battlefield somewhere in France ...

As it had not fired since this time, I was not sure of what kind of ammo using. That's why I tried to use black powder ones, but it seems that there was no power enough to rearm the system ...

At the opposite, I fear that using commercial contemporary 9mm cartridges can be too powerful for the cylinder head.

So, can you tell me what kind of ammo using with this pistol ? Must I make them myself ?

Thanks in advance [img]smile.gif[/img] (And excuse my english, but it's far from being my maternal language [img]wink.gif[/img]

12-17-2002, 10:07 AM	#1
tomcat New User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cartridge power - 1917 DWM Luger Hello All, I've got a 1917, DWM-made military Luger. It has been in my family since WWI, brought back by my grandfather from a battlefield somewhere in France ... As it had not fired since this time, I was not sure of what kind of ammo using. That's why I tried to use black powder ones, but it seems that there was no power enough to rearm the system ... At the opposite, I fear that using commercial contemporary 9mm cartridges can be too powerful for the cylinder head. So, can you tell me what kind of ammo using with this pistol ? Must I make them myself ? Thanks in advance [img]smile.gif[/img] (And excuse my english, but it's far from being my maternal language [img]wink.gif[/img]