New owner with questions

John Sabato · 03-05-2014, 11:09 AM

Ed,

First, welcome to the forum. Your pistol is a former DWM manufactured P.08 military gun that has been privately customized by the installation of a long barrel. It has been refinished (because the interior of the frame is also blued, and for the vintage of your gun, it should be in the white, as the gun was originally rust blued by hand). Being refinished may account for the lack of proof marks that may have been buffed off during the reblue process.

The front sight and sight base are very unusual, but readily apparent as a custom effort. The holdopen is chipped, and I would obtain a reproduction or non-matching part to use for actual firing.

You pistol has markings stamped into the front grip strap, these are Unit numbers. Other may be able to tell you which unit these marks represent. The grips are likely to be Swiss or Italian reproductions in origin.

It should make a fine shooter, but because of the modifications, it is a shooter class gun and not a collectible.

Do let us know how it shoots.

howare · 03-05-2014, 02:53 PM

John Sabato,
Thank you sir for your quick and informative response.
I could not understand why it had no proof marks or dates. The grips do not have S/N's, so reproduction makes sence.
I have two magazines without S/N's. I was told to get a magazine without the wood base for shooting, since the wood may break.
Could you give me an idea of what a pretty blue shooter is worth?

03-05-2014, 11:09 AM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Ed, First, welcome to the forum. Your pistol is a former DWM manufactured P.08 military gun that has been privately customized by the installation of a long barrel. It has been refinished (because the interior of the frame is also blued, and for the vintage of your gun, it should be in the white, as the gun was originally rust blued by hand). Being refinished may account for the lack of proof marks that may have been buffed off during the reblue process. The front sight and sight base are very unusual, but readily apparent as a custom effort. The holdopen is chipped, and I would obtain a reproduction or non-matching part to use for actual firing. You pistol has markings stamped into the front grip strap, these are Unit numbers. Other may be able to tell you which unit these marks represent. The grips are likely to be Swiss or Italian reproductions in origin. It should make a fine shooter, but because of the modifications, it is a shooter class gun and not a collectible. Do let us know how it shoots. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

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03-05-2014, 02:53 PM	#2
howare New User Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	John Sabato, Thank you sir for your quick and informative response. I could not understand why it had no proof marks or dates. The grips do not have S/N's, so reproduction makes sence. I have two magazines without S/N's. I was told to get a magazine without the wood base for shooting, since the wood may break. Could you give me an idea of what a pretty blue shooter is worth?