Need info on 1916 DWM Luger

alanint · 04-05-2013, 12:29 PM

Your letter suffix is an "L". ALL military WW1 Luger pistols were in 9mm. To make sure, take a Number 2 pencil and try to slide it down the barrel from the muzzle. If it is a .30 Luger, the pencil will not go in or it will be very tight. A 9mm bore will allow the pencil to simply slide in loosely.

gmlehmann · 04-05-2013, 01:02 PM

Thanks Doug. An "L", really? I thought for certain it looked like a lower case "E".
I checked the barrel as you suggested with a #2 round pencil and it does slide in loosely.

gmlehmann · 04-05-2013, 01:25 PM

Found this image online regarding letter suffixes.

gmlehmann · 04-05-2013, 01:44 PM

A better view of the suffix letter.

04-05-2013, 01:25 PM	#3
gmlehmann User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 41 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Found this image online regarding letter suffixes. Attached Images

04-05-2013, 01:44 PM	#4
gmlehmann User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 41 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	A better view of the suffix letter. Attached Thumbnails

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04-05-2013, 12:29 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Your letter suffix is an "L". ALL military WW1 Luger pistols were in 9mm. To make sure, take a Number 2 pencil and try to slide it down the barrel from the muzzle. If it is a .30 Luger, the pencil will not go in or it will be very tight. A 9mm bore will allow the pencil to simply slide in loosely.

04-05-2013, 01:02 PM	#2
gmlehmann User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 41 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Thanks Doug. An "L", really? I thought for certain it looked like a lower case "E". I checked the barrel as you suggested with a #2 round pencil and it does slide in loosely.