DWM 1920 - police?

Dwight Gruber · 08-20-2007, 06:35 PM

Balder,

Do a Forum search on "magazine safety" or "mag safety" and you should come up with more info than you ever wanted to know, including pictures.

There is no way to know how many were made. In 1933 these safeties were required to be retrofitted to all Police Lugers then in service. In 1937 they rescinded the requirement, and decreed that all magazine safeties currently in service be removed or otherwise disabled.

From your description you are looking at one of the dated Police pistols made by DWM in 1920-21 which are in their own ns, a, and b suffix range. The inspection and proof marks are expected to be a series of e/ArA4 or e/WaA4 on the right receiver.

The actions of the IMKK shut down this production.

It sounds like a very good deal, and we are anxoius to know about the proofs and see pictures!

--Dwight

08-20-2007, 06:35 PM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Balder, Do a Forum search on "magazine safety" or "mag safety" and you should come up with more info than you ever wanted to know, including pictures. There is no way to know how many were made. In 1933 these safeties were required to be retrofitted to all Police Lugers then in service. In 1937 they rescinded the requirement, and decreed that all magazine safeties currently in service be removed or otherwise disabled. From your description you are looking at one of the dated Police pistols made by DWM in 1920-21 which are in their own ns, a, and b suffix range. The inspection and proof marks are expected to be a series of e/ArA4 or e/WaA4 on the right receiver. The actions of the IMKK shut down this production. It sounds like a very good deal, and we are anxoius to know about the proofs and see pictures! --Dwight