Need help on DWM 1918

Don M · 02-10-2006, 04:05 PM

My guess is that this pistol was removed from police service (lack of sear or mag safeties) and used by the German Army until it was captured by the Russians, after which it entered Vopo service. I have a number of Prussian police school pistols listed in my database that do not have sear or mag safeties. It seems to me that the schools would have obeyed the 1933 order to add these safeties if they were in their inventories at that time.

02-10-2006, 04:05 PM	#18
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	My guess is that this pistol was removed from police service (lack of sear or mag safeties) and used by the German Army until it was captured by the Russians, after which it entered Vopo service. I have a number of Prussian police school pistols listed in my database that do not have sear or mag safeties. It seems to me that the schools would have obeyed the 1933 order to add these safeties if they were in their inventories at that time. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com