1918 DWM

Doubs · 08-29-2003, 11:04 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Lugerdoc:
Doubs & Raimo, I don't find the above discription odd if the luger is a "23" (actually 1919 production according to Still) in the five digit 89500-96000 serial range. Many of these were "Safe" marked with "Loaded" marked extractors for the American market. See "Lugers at Random" page 202. TH<hr /></blockquote>Tom, while every conceivable combination of parts and markings seem to have come out of Germany in the early 1920's, the 1918 military receiver with commercial proofs mounted on a frame with "SAFE" still seems a little odd to me. But, until Raimo gives us more information, including the serial number, I'm speculating. Hopefully he'll provide us with more to go on. It sounds like an interesting piece.

08-29-2003, 11:04 AM	#4
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Lugerdoc: <strong>Doubs & Raimo, I don't find the above discription odd if the luger is a "23" (actually 1919 production according to Still) in the five digit 89500-96000 serial range. Many of these were "Safe" marked with "Loaded" marked extractors for the American market. See "Lugers at Random" page 202. TH</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Tom, while every conceivable combination of parts and markings seem to have come out of Germany in the early 1920's, the 1918 military receiver with commercial proofs mounted on a frame with "SAFE" still seems a little odd to me. But, until Raimo gives us more information, including the serial number, I'm speculating. Hopefully he'll provide us with more to go on. It sounds like an interesting piece.