Luger DWM #887

Douglas Jr. · 10-15-2013, 10:40 AM

Janne,

I would say that this pistol was part of the 1923 contract between DWM (by then renamed BKIW) and the Finnish Army. In Finland the pistol was adopted with the designation M/23, all of them in 7,65mm Luger caliber. I can't remember the exact number of pistols delivered (5000 ??) but I remember reading somewhere that many were built with stockpiled parts from World War I (what would explain the Artillery Model receiver on your pistol). DWM was famous for not wasting anything...

These guns remained in service for a number of years but, by the start of the WWII (or the Winter War against Soviet Union) most had been issued to second line or home security units.

Douglas.

10-15-2013, 10:40 AM	#10
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Janne, I would say that this pistol was part of the 1923 contract between DWM (by then renamed BKIW) and the Finnish Army. In Finland the pistol was adopted with the designation M/23, all of them in 7,65mm Luger caliber. I can't remember the exact number of pistols delivered (5000 ??) but I remember reading somewhere that many were built with stockpiled parts from World War I (what would explain the Artillery Model receiver on your pistol). DWM was famous for not wasting anything... These guns remained in service for a number of years but, by the start of the WWII (or the Winter War against Soviet Union) most had been issued to second line or home security units. Douglas.