1908 1st Military Issue - Characteristics...how to know

Dwight Gruber · 07-03-2017, 04:10 PM

"First Issue/Early Issue" is really a non-issue. The German production contract with DWM was not finalized until Dec, 3, 1908; and according to Sturgess the first delivery did not occur until March 1909.

So, if you really wanted to differentiate, "first issue" would be the undated 1909 deliveries, with characteristics as described above. Everything after that would be dated.

--Dwight

kurusu · 07-03-2017, 05:01 PM

I will add that most of them had the holdopen added just before the war started. The tell tale is the visible pin on the right side and a proof mark over it.

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kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	I will add that most of them had the holdopen added just before the war started. The tell tale is the visible pin on the right side and a proof mark over it. Last edited by kurusu; 07-03-2017 at 07:25 PM.

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07-03-2017, 04:10 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	"First Issue/Early Issue" is really a non-issue. The German production contract with DWM was not finalized until Dec, 3, 1908; and according to Sturgess the first delivery did not occur until March 1909. So, if you really wanted to differentiate, "first issue" would be the undated 1909 deliveries, with characteristics as described above. Everything after that would be dated. --Dwight