Serial number qustions for 1918 DWM

DavidJayUden · 03-09-2014, 08:43 PM

As mrerick said, that 8.82 is a bore diameter and common to all military Lugers, on the under side of the barrel only. Sometimes 8.83.
Everything sounds OK so far.
dju

Soldat222 · 03-20-2014, 03:20 PM

At cursory inspection without tearing parts apart the gun appears to be matching, even the magazine is wood bottomed and numbered 221. I cannot find a number on the side plate, but I understand they were not always numbered, correct?

That said the finish is pretty much gone and it has abundant surface pitting.

Do you think $590 out the door is a good price for this considering the good and the bad?

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03-09-2014, 08:43 PM	#1
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	As mrerick said, that 8.82 is a bore diameter and common to all military Lugers, on the under side of the barrel only. Sometimes 8.83. Everything sounds OK so far. dju

03-20-2014, 03:20 PM	#2
Soldat222 User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	At cursory inspection without tearing parts apart the gun appears to be matching, even the magazine is wood bottomed and numbered 221. I cannot find a number on the side plate, but I understand they were not always numbered, correct? That said the finish is pretty much gone and it has abundant surface pitting. Do you think $590 out the door is a good price for this considering the good and the bad?