P08 dwm 1916

mrerick · 10-25-2019, 10:04 AM

Vignir,

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Your Luger's full serial number is "1617e" including the suffix letter on the frame.

The markings on your receiver front right are, in order, (corrected), three Imperial German military contract inspection acceptance marks and an Imperial German proof acceptance mark.

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Marc

Doubs · 10-25-2019, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrerick

The markings on your receiver front right are, in order, a "Revisions Committee" re-inspection mark, two Imperial German military contract inspection acceptance marks and an Imperial German proof acceptance mark. It's less common to see the Crown/RC mark on DWM pistols. The Crown/RC was used when a rejected pistol was reworked and then accepted by the inspectors.
Marc

Enlarging the image shows that the first stamp is not a C/RC but a C/letter. The C/RC is normally stamped above the first C/letter if it's on the receiver. On the frame it'll appear above the normal C/letter on the trigger guard.

The C/RC stamp signifies that a specific part - not the whole pistol - was initially rejected by inspectors because it failed to meet specs. Later, a Revisions Commission inspector could authorize use of the part and stamp it C/RC. If the part later failed, the stamp exonerated the original inspector of all blame.

Below are examples of the C/RC on the receiver and frame but I've also seen it on parts of the toggle train. These are all Erfurt Lugers because, as said, it's uncommon on DWM Lugers.

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Vignir, Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your Luger. We publish a useful FAQ reference at: http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=13121 Be sure to download a copy. Your Luger's full serial number is "1617e" including the suffix letter on the frame. The markings on your receiver front right are, in order, (corrected), three Imperial German military contract inspection acceptance marks and an Imperial German proof acceptance mark. It's preferable if you resize your photos to about 1024 pixels on the longest axis, and then upload them here using the "Attachments" function from the "Go Advanced" editor. This is because they are useful in the future for reference purposes, and they often disappear from remote sites. You can use a program like "GIMP" the Graphics Image Manipulation Program (a free version of PhotoShop) to do the resizing and export to Jpg. Has your firearm been deactivated while passing through Britain? Do they allow / license firearm ownership in your country? Please configure your name and location into your profile. i think you'll find quite a bit of interest from forum members here. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war. Last edited by mrerick; 10-25-2019 at 07:09 PM.