1918 Dwm

Vlim · 04-01-2004, 01:47 PM

Hi Juergen,

The first 'proof eagle' dates from the time the gun was manufactured, 1918. The second (rightmost) 'proof eagle' was in use as a Wehrmacht acceptance proof from 1936 - 1939.

A change in proof marks in 1950 is logical since the post-1939 one was a Nazi-swastika one and therefore not fit for use after WW2. I guess they just returned to the 1936 - 1939 proof since that one was 'a-political' and available.

Therefore I think this particular gun was reproofed between 1936 - 1939.

04-01-2004, 01:47 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Juergen, The first 'proof eagle' dates from the time the gun was manufactured, 1918. The second (rightmost) 'proof eagle' was in use as a Wehrmacht acceptance proof from 1936 - 1939. A change in proof marks in 1950 is logical since the post-1939 one was a Nazi-swastika one and therefore not fit for use after WW2. I guess they just returned to the 1936 - 1939 proof since that one was 'a-political' and available. Therefore I think this particular gun was reproofed between 1936 - 1939.