Can anyone tell me about my 1918 DWM Luger?

Blanco_Diablo · 10-02-2010, 09:37 AM

Hi all! Sorry for the late reply. I am currently in Army AIT (training) to become an Aircraft Electrician at Fort Eustis, VA, so I don't have internet access except on the weekends.

Wow so is this a legit Nazi Luger? The stamp really doesn't look like it was done 20 years ago. The Luger looks really terrible in the pictures but it really isn't as bad in sunlight. Next weekend I will be home on a holiday weekend so I will take better pictures and shoot it as well. I bought this pistol from my recruiter and it does shoot very well. The only thing it needs to function 100% is a good magazine. The wood grips ARE replacements and I do have the original grips, but they have a lot of play when they are on the pistol. All of the internal parts are in good condition and every number matches, including the barrel. The barrel is NOT a replacement. The pistol was in MUCH worse condition when it first came to my recruiter, and he did repair it a little. If this Luger is truly not legit then that's okay, I will still be shooting it a lot. It won't be my last Luger, as they're my overall favorite weapon of all time, this is just my first one, and I will be keeping it. If I can maybe help get rid of some of the pitting, I may, but I may just leave it how it is. I know this pistol isn't a collector's piece, I never expected it to be, and any Luger I own will be something I shoot (I can't afford a wall hanger or safe queen). I was just wondering if anyone could tell me the origins of this particular Luger and if anyone had seen the Swastika marking like that. Thanks for your input so far and any more would be greatly appreciated. But I would rather not hear that I made a mistake or this Luger is crap, because I do know what I bought, I didn't expect it to be a collector piece. I'd just like to know some of the history

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10-02-2010, 09:37 AM	#9
Blanco_Diablo User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi all! Sorry for the late reply. I am currently in Army AIT (training) to become an Aircraft Electrician at Fort Eustis, VA, so I don't have internet access except on the weekends. Wow so is this a legit Nazi Luger? The stamp really doesn't look like it was done 20 years ago. The Luger looks really terrible in the pictures but it really isn't as bad in sunlight. Next weekend I will be home on a holiday weekend so I will take better pictures and shoot it as well. I bought this pistol from my recruiter and it does shoot very well. The only thing it needs to function 100% is a good magazine. The wood grips ARE replacements and I do have the original grips, but they have a lot of play when they are on the pistol. All of the internal parts are in good condition and every number matches, including the barrel. The barrel is NOT a replacement. The pistol was in MUCH worse condition when it first came to my recruiter, and he did repair it a little. If this Luger is truly not legit then that's okay, I will still be shooting it a lot. It won't be my last Luger, as they're my overall favorite weapon of all time, this is just my first one, and I will be keeping it. If I can maybe help get rid of some of the pitting, I may, but I may just leave it how it is. I know this pistol isn't a collector's piece, I never expected it to be, and any Luger I own will be something I shoot (I can't afford a wall hanger or safe queen). I was just wondering if anyone could tell me the origins of this particular Luger and if anyone had seen the Swastika marking like that. Thanks for your input so far and any more would be greatly appreciated. But I would rather not hear that I made a mistake or this Luger is crap, because I do know what I bought, I didn't expect it to be a collector piece. I'd just like to know some of the history