First luger! 1920 DWM

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Originally Posted by Guardian1fox2

Oh I see. But wouldn't have been either military or police being that it is a 9mm with the date of 1920? It's my understanding that 9mm 1920 lugers were illegal commercially. Since it has the Mauser sideplate, and Mauser nazi proof stamps on both receiver and frame, along with eagle on barrel, could this luger perhaps been rearsenaled at a Mauser facility for the war? Just wondering. I'm becoming confused! So much history and information!

That's a bit of wishful thinking. We still have not established that the proof you believe is a nazi era addition is in fact that. You need to provide some clear, close-up photos to make that determination.

Any sideplate replaced in an arsenal or depot would have been numbered to match. This sideplate came from elsewhare and was added to the gun sometime after manufacture.

So far we know that it is a late DWM, post WW1 military pistol that may or may not have been reissued by the nazis and has a replaced sideplate.