1918 DWM marking question

Dwight Gruber · 11-15-2004, 11:48 AM

cjeep85,

The effort is appreciated.

The mark on the upper-left quadrant of the barrel, the crown-over-letter with the c/RC above it, is diagnostic, as is the similar figure on the receiver.

The Witness Mark is the line stamped across the barrel/receiver juncture at the bottom of the receiver. It can just be seen in your second photo, but a much closer view might be revealing.

This Luger appears to be assembled from parts which were set aside--never completed--in 1918, and made into a gun some time later. There is more to tell here, but the breechblock marking is actually rather crucial to completing the story. A closeup might allow some of the more experienced collectors here to help determine what the figure actually is.

--Dwight

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11-15-2004, 11:48 AM	#8
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	cjeep85, The effort is appreciated. The mark on the upper-left quadrant of the barrel, the crown-over-letter with the c/RC above it, is diagnostic, as is the similar figure on the receiver. The Witness Mark is the line stamped across the barrel/receiver juncture at the bottom of the receiver. It can just be seen in your second photo, but a much closer view might be revealing. This Luger appears to be assembled from parts which were set aside--never completed--in 1918, and made into a gun some time later. There is more to tell here, but the breechblock marking is actually rather crucial to completing the story. A closeup might allow some of the more experienced collectors here to help determine what the figure actually is. --Dwight