New WWI Luger, double-date 1918

Don M · 05-02-2012, 08:26 PM

After staring at the marking for a while, I'm going out on a limb to guess that the middle x'd out characters were part of an Imperial military marking. After WWI, this marking was partially ground off and the remainder x'd out when the pistol was reissued to the Wuerttembergisches Polizeiwehr and marked P.W.871. This latter marking was probably canceled by the Russians.

Michael, may we know the serial number and suffix of this pistol?

05-02-2012, 08:26 PM	#6
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	After staring at the marking for a while, I'm going out on a limb to guess that the middle x'd out characters were part of an Imperial military marking. After WWI, this marking was partially ground off and the remainder x'd out when the pistol was reissued to the Wuerttembergisches Polizeiwehr and marked P.W.871. This latter marking was probably canceled by the Russians. Michael, may we know the serial number and suffix of this pistol? __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

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