New to Lugers

[corvair]

Hello again,

I dissasembled (mostly) my DWM Luger again. The full serial number appears only once, on the front frame. No year or letter with it. The barrel has nothing other than the witness marks. They line up perfectly. Under the barrel on the body where most guns have marking, there is nothing. The metal looks hand finished, but the blueing matches the rest of the gun.

The handle is Walnut. As a wood worker, I'm very impressed with the inside of the handle. Not just flat. Lots of marks. "78" matches the serial number. The right side has an F, J, K, O, T, S and perhaps a V. The left has the "78" and a D? and an X.

The base of the mag is wood. It is not numbers matching.

I did take pictures. Most turned out well. Now to figure out how to post and which ones to post. I'm going to my local library to see if they have any books.

Also the hoster says: Kern Klager & Cle. The next line looks like there was year stamp? Can't make out any, the one on the far right may be a 5. The last line starts with an N. Ends with an m. The middle letters are unreadable. I think it may be the city where it was made. I should be able that figure out.

One question about DWN. They were bought out by another gun company after WWI if I remember correctly. After they were under new ownership, did the DWM mark appear on any Lugers?

Thanks again,

Dan