DWM Package Value and Education

[oldiron1]

Originally Posted by alanint

The aluminum bottomed mags were phased in in the Weimar era, at roughly the same time that your barreled upper receiver. The upper is a 1918 dated piece. It could be an Erfurt manufactured receiver based on the Artillery sight notch, but only a closer inspection of the marking would confirm that it is Erfurt versus DWM. The "1920" is not a date but a property mark placed there by the Weimar Goverment to state that the weapon was in the inventory allowed the German goverment by the Treaty of Versailles.

Thanks Alanint,

I do now notice the Artillery sight notch on the extra 9mm barrel/receiver that I have. I will take a close look at the markings as well as take some close-up pictures.

Did both Erfurt and DWM both manufacture Artillery Lugers in 1918? Is one manufacture more common than the other?

Thanks again!

[oldiron1]

Well, I tried to take some decent pictures of the "extra" artillery barrel's markings, however I had a tough time getting clear/crisp pictures of the markings.

Below is what I found. It's a pretty decent picture of the multiple markings on the bottom of the receiver. I tried to get decent pictures of the side of the barrel but they didn't turn out very well.

There is a crown over what look like the letters "RG", then under that marking looks like crown over something, but for the life of me, can't figure out what.

The right side of the receiver looks like crown over a bomb and to the right of that mark, is the German Waffle mark over three letters, but I can't make out what letters.

Any input is greatly appreciated!!