DWM Commercial Luger Info

WestPoint18A · 01-05-2010, 01:23 AM

Hey guys,

I have had my DWM commercial Luger for quite some time now. It was given to me by my father and to him by my great grandfather. My great grandfather fought in WWI, and was a translator and interrogator. He said that he got this Luger from an officer who he was interrogating.

The serial number is 4204 k. It has the crown/n proofs, and has a Germany stamp on the front of the frame. I would like to know approximately when this luger was made, if that information could be found.

Thanks,

WestPoint18A

WestPoint18A · 01-05-2010, 01:26 AM

Forgot to mention that it is chambered for the 7.65x21mm (.30 Luger) round and the magazine has a plain wood bottom.

Tomathvl · 01-05-2010, 07:00 AM

Charles,
Welcome to the forum! Nice looking Alphabet Commercial Luger. According to Jan Still's Weimar Lugers These commercial Lugers were manufactured starting in 1921. The Germany mark is a export stamp. It's not possible that this gun was obtained during WWI since it wasn't made until after the war.
Tom

FNorm · 01-05-2010, 09:57 AM

According to Still's, Weimar and Early Lugers, the k series was made last part of 1921, to the first half of 1922. Serial no. 4204 was probably very early 1922.

WestPoint18A · 01-05-2010, 01:00 PM

Thanks for the information!

Aaron · 01-17-2010, 07:08 PM

Your Luger was most probably purchased from a gun shop or a hardware store in the United States during the 1920s.

Dwight Gruber · 01-18-2010, 06:10 PM

To expand on Aaron's post a bit, the GERMANY stamp on the front of the frame was applied to Lugers intended for export to the USA, in compliance with U.S. tariff regulations.

--Dwight

01-05-2010, 01:23 AM	#1
WestPoint18A New User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	DWM Commercial Luger Info Hey guys, I have had my DWM commercial Luger for quite some time now. It was given to me by my father and to him by my great grandfather. My great grandfather fought in WWI, and was a translator and interrogator. He said that he got this Luger from an officer who he was interrogating. The serial number is 4204 k. It has the crown/n proofs, and has a Germany stamp on the front of the frame. I would like to know approximately when this luger was made, if that information could be found. Thanks, WestPoint18A Attached Thumbnails

01-05-2010, 01:26 AM	#2
WestPoint18A New User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Forgot to mention that it is chambered for the 7.65x21mm (.30 Luger) round and the magazine has a plain wood bottom.

01-05-2010, 07:00 AM	#3
Tomathvl User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milan, IN Posts: 363 Thanks: 3 Thanked 48 Times in 19 Posts	Charles, Welcome to the forum! Nice looking Alphabet Commercial Luger. According to Jan Still's Weimar Lugers These commercial Lugers were manufactured starting in 1921. The Germany mark is a export stamp. It's not possible that this gun was obtained during WWI since it wasn't made until after the war. Tom

01-05-2010, 09:57 AM	#4
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	According to Still's, Weimar and Early Lugers, the k series was made last part of 1921, to the first half of 1922. Serial no. 4204 was probably very early 1922.

01-05-2010, 01:00 PM	#5
WestPoint18A New User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the information!

01-17-2010, 07:08 PM	#6
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Your Luger was most probably purchased from a gun shop or a hardware store in the United States during the 1920s.

01-18-2010, 06:10 PM	#7
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	To expand on Aaron's post a bit, the GERMANY stamp on the front of the frame was applied to Lugers intended for export to the USA, in compliance with U.S. tariff regulations. --Dwight