Questions for a new Luger owner

[lugerholsterrepair]

Phil,,can we get year specific ( I thought the 1921 wasn't a manufacture date)? Just curious...

You might be confusing the 1920 German property mark, 1920 is NOT a date. 1921 IS the manufacture date on your pistol.

Marc says in his previous posting..A very small number of Military proofed Lugers with the 1921 date were manufactured by DWM.

Ed says in a previous post..It is a DWM made gun new in 1921, not a refurbished one

Jerry Burney

[phil.luger]

Yes, as you can see, I'm new to this gun and forum. I have received some conflicting info and am just trying to sort it out!!! No hard feelings! Below is a reply on "The High Road" I got a few weeks ago:
The 1920/1921 dates don't necessarily mean refinished guns or ones made from parts. In 1920, the Weimar republic passed a law banning private ownership of military weapons; guns that were surrendered in compliance with the law were marked with the date received, thus showing legal ownership by the state. Later, those guns were issued to the military or police like any other guns.

Many thousands of military pistols were refurbished and converted to 7.65mm (because making pistols in 9mm for commercial sale was also illegal) for sale on the world market to obtain desperately needed hard currency. But those have all receiver ring markings removed and are not dated. They are, incidentally, good pistols and the ".30 Luger" is a dream to shoot.