1915 dwm

mrerick · 11-01-2012, 07:28 PM

Hi Gary, and welcome to the forum.

You've got a very nice 1915 DWM Luger.

In order to open the breech to make sure it's empty, you have to first remove the magazine, then take off the safety (it's on in your pictures, and you have an unrelieved sear bar in the 1915), then lift the knobs of the toggle to verify the chamber is empty.

At that point, you should be able to rotate the take down lever without any appreciable force. It's just held in place by a small flat spring.

Considering the condition (and you should post clear sharp pictures of the barrel serial number taken in natural light without flash - so that it's sure there are light "halos" around the digits) if it's in original finish and all matching, I'd be at the higher end of the price David quoted you.

Marc

11-01-2012, 07:28 PM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Hi Gary, and welcome to the forum. You've got a very nice 1915 DWM Luger. In order to open the breech to make sure it's empty, you have to first remove the magazine, then take off the safety (it's on in your pictures, and you have an unrelieved sear bar in the 1915), then lift the knobs of the toggle to verify the chamber is empty. At that point, you should be able to rotate the take down lever without any appreciable force. It's just held in place by a small flat spring. Considering the condition (and you should post clear sharp pictures of the barrel serial number taken in natural light without flash - so that it's sure there are light "halos" around the digits) if it's in original finish and all matching, I'd be at the higher end of the price David quoted you. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.