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I might even be happy with a non number matching train that comes from a commercial with a correct DWM Crest. This gun looks so nice, it is a shame it has such an obvious mismatch. |
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Does a dwm take down lever have any unique identifying marks I should be looking for? I guess in other words, how would I know when I found one regardless of serial number? Regards, Dave |
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A proper takedown lever for your DWM will have the last two digits of the serial number stamped on the bottom, as opposed to on the left flat like a military piece or on the right round like a very early Luger.
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If I'm not mistaken, any DWM toggle (except artillery) will work for you. So start shopping for any mismatched shooter gun with original finish and that number on the toggle, swap toggles, sell the leftover gun, and "presto, chango", you have arrived. Even a bargain priced matching commercial Luger may be eyed as a donor gun. And remember that one out of every 100 DWM Lugers out there is a potential donor.
And the internet will get you there a lot faster than hitting gun shows. dju |
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when you look for a matching toggle, please pay attention, that the number "3" looks similar to the "3" of the serial-number.
if you compare the number "3" of the serial-number with the "3" in the calibre indication (third pic) you see, what i mean: they have different styles and both styles were used. regards klaus
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further understanding
I am probably going to learn something here, but I did not think that finding the right numbered, replacement part; of the exact vintage was considered as being: "a forced match." That's a little more strict than was my understanding. That would mean that if I found the exact magazine for my 1906 Navy, of the correct vintage and the right number (fat chance of doing it) it would be considered a forced match?? Wow, that is tough.
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Most collectors consider "Force Matched" to mean a renumbered part or a part that did not have a number having one applied to match.
There would be virtually no way to tell that a correct, numbered part had been substituted on the pistol. Thsi also opens up ethical questions as to how the pistol is to be represented at time of sale. |
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hmm, difficult.
when in 1913 an ejector was broken, and the armorer of the regiment took an unnumbered replacement out of his stock, fit it in the pistol and gave it the number, was that a force matched too?
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If you were to find the correct magazine with the correct suffix, that would be fine because you now have the correct original magazine. The exact one. Not a similar part. Now regarding calling replacing parts with correctly numbered parts, that is a bit different, at least IMHO. I guess if everything is correct then it is sort of OK, but rarely will the finish match up perfectly, or like Klaus mentioned the font may differ a bit, etc. I guess from a buyer's perspective, I'd want to know before I laid my money down. Imagine that instead of looking at a $1500 Luger we were talking about a $500,000 vintage sports car. It darned well does make a difference if non-original OEM parts were gathered up and placed on a damaged auto that was then sold at top dollar. Just my $.02. dju |
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And how does the buyer know that it was an armorer's work during the Great war, or a fraud's work in the Great recession? My opinion is that it does make a difference. It is not a deal killer, it does not make that gun a "shooter", but a point to be discussed. Do you agree? dju |
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david,
i see your point. if its done well, you cant see as buyer, when it was changed, nobody can see it. if we talk now about a standard-weapon, i would not have a problem with that. its an original part, which was replaced. if its your opinion, that this replacement is already fraud, what is with the topic "refreshing" then? you pimp a gun to a condition, what it never had. is this fraud too? i think, fraud starts at that point, when we make a ss-sharpshooter-carbine out of a normal carbine 98k, with the necessary stamps on it. or we pimp a normal luger to get the personal backup-gun of the gröfaz himself. interesting thread :-) regards klaus
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I help a friend out who runs estate sales. I worked for him today. Guess what. He has a commercial parts gun with a dwm toggletrain. The train is in good enough condition and is not serial numbered on the outside. One part is serial numbered where you can only see it when the train is removed. The gun is a complete parts nightmare. The barrel is sterile, no markings at all. The frame and receiver are serial number 20. No proof marks anywhere on the frame, receiver or barrel. The other parts have a variety of serial numbers. A very strange gun. Sadly he wants $1500 for the gun and will not sell/trade me the part I need as it belongs to the estate. $1500 seems way high to me.
Seemed to good to be true and I guess it was. Thank you again for all your help guys I really appreciate it. |
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