Production Dates???

saxman · 04-07-2005, 05:16 PM

So if there's anyone else in the same boat with me, we can never know even the year of manufacture of our Lugers. The date was ground off and a 1920 property marked stamped in it's place. The 4-digit number with h suffix is military, because it's before the i-block beginning of the 'alphabet commercials'. All that can be determined is that it's an imperial DWM '08, made before 1920. Mine had a unit mark ground off the front strap, reinforcing the imperial origin (imprint of marking visible on back of front strap). So, I just call it a '1920' and be done with it, since that could include quite a variety of pistols, including 'put-togethers' after the war. Hey, maybe these will someday become another niche collectible!

04-07-2005, 05:16 PM	#5
saxman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 301 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So if there's anyone else in the same boat with me, we can never know even the year of manufacture of our Lugers. The date was ground off and a 1920 property marked stamped in it's place. The 4-digit number with h suffix is military, because it's before the i-block beginning of the 'alphabet commercials'. All that can be determined is that it's an imperial DWM '08, made before 1920. Mine had a unit mark ground off the front strap, reinforcing the imperial origin (imprint of marking visible on back of front strap). So, I just call it a '1920' and be done with it, since that could include quite a variety of pistols, including 'put-togethers' after the war. Hey, maybe these will someday become another niche collectible! __________________ You can lead 'em to the water, but you can't make 'em drink.

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