Need info on 1916 DWM Luger

ithacaartist · 04-02-2013, 11:08 PM

Welcome to the forum, Glenn,
I'd like to compliment the pics you've posted so far. They are in focus and well lighted, which helps these other guys in their assessment of your pistol--excellent! Oh, and the Luger is pretty sweet, too; kudos on your stewardship!

Another sign that the finish is original is that the toggle axlel's retaining pin, visible atop the left toggle knob in pics #6 and #9, is "in the white", or unfinished. This is because the front and rear links were rust blued separately, by hand, before they were assembled with a pin that is unfinished, to provide another clue to the originality of your Luger's finish.

David Parker

04-02-2013, 11:08 PM	#11
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,403 Thanks: 7,569 Thanked 2,651 Times in 1,395 Posts	Welcome to the forum, Glenn, I'd like to compliment the pics you've posted so far. They are in focus and well lighted, which helps these other guys in their assessment of your pistol--excellent! Oh, and the Luger is pretty sweet, too; kudos on your stewardship! Another sign that the finish is original is that the toggle axlel's retaining pin, visible atop the left toggle knob in pics #6 and #9, is "in the white", or unfinished. This is because the front and rear links were rust blued separately, by hand, before they were assembled with a pin that is unfinished, to provide another clue to the originality of your Luger's finish. David Parker __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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