1910 DWM Questions

Ron Wood · 06-06-2008, 09:43 PM

Dear Mr. ampickle,
Look again at the 1910 DWM that you are trying to figure out. For this date Luger, the take down lever and side plate should be numbered on the bottom in the Commercial fashion. Also, it was manufactured without a holdopen mechanism which accounts for the fact that the bolt will not stay open on an empty magazine. Most Lugers of this vintage were altered to add the holdopen, but some escaped this modification and this may be one of them.

06-06-2008, 09:43 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	Dear Mr. ampickle, Look again at the 1910 DWM that you are trying to figure out. For this date Luger, the take down lever and side plate should be numbered on the bottom in the Commercial fashion. Also, it was manufactured without a holdopen mechanism which accounts for the fact that the bolt will not stay open on an empty magazine. Most Lugers of this vintage were altered to add the holdopen, but some escaped this modification and this may be one of them. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction