1913 DWM Commercial

[Jfisher]

Hello all,

New to the LugerForum. I have what appears to be a 1913 DWM commercial. One of the guns Dwight Gruber mentions in an excerpt from his report listed below. My gun's serial is 71172. Has anyone been able to narrow down how many of these were produced? The only other one I've seen is in the Doug Smith collection but that one doesn't have a stock lug.

"At the beginning of the war, very approximately around sn 71000, serial number reporting shows that commercial production was drastically curtailed. At this time, however, a very small number of a unique commercial variation appears. Designated â??1913 Commercialâ?� by Kenyon, these are standard 1914 commercial construction (with stock lug), but also having a grip safety. The thumb safety operates in the standard 1908/1914 mannerâ??on â??safeâ?� downâ??and is stamped GESICHERT. "


Thanks for your help. This is a great source of information.

Jim