1917 DWM Question

bill m · 11-25-2001, 01:38 PM

Viggo,

The question was, are the grips matching on a 1917 DWM Luger. Your 1906 AE Commercial has nothing to do with the Imperial WWI Lugers as they are in different catagories. A commercial Luger did not have the same requirements as the Army requirements.

From my experience, DWM Imperial WWI Lugers generally did have the last two digits on the inside of the grips, but in 1917 and 1918 some were issued with blank numbered grips.

If this is a Weimar rework with a 1917 date on it, then it is very probable that the grips were changed to a blank pair at the time of rework. Some used the original grips and some had replacements.

11-25-2001, 01:38 PM	#7
bill m User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1917 DWM Question Viggo, The question was, are the grips matching on a 1917 DWM Luger. Your 1906 AE Commercial has nothing to do with the Imperial WWI Lugers as they are in different catagories. A commercial Luger did not have the same requirements as the Army requirements. From my experience, DWM Imperial WWI Lugers generally did have the last two digits on the inside of the grips, but in 1917 and 1918 some were issued with blank numbered grips. If this is a Weimar rework with a 1917 date on it, then it is very probable that the grips were changed to a blank pair at the time of rework. Some used the original grips and some had replacements.