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03-09-2004, 08:16 AM | #1 |
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1920 Commercial Navy
I think I may have a DWM 1920 Com Navy. It has a 6" bbl , germany stamped on top left side of bbl about .750" from where bbl screws into frame, germany also stamped below SN4922 with the letter script O beneath it below bbl in front of trigger frame. Crown with N under on left side of frame and also on lwft of toggle action. Strong straw, matching last two numbers of SN stamped below/on takedown pin, behind rear 'V' notch sight. Wood bottom mag with no numbers. Gesichert marked safety stamped above lever. Hold open works fine. A real mint clean pistol. Is it a 1920 com navy and if so what $$$ figure can you put on it without pictures? Ballpark $$$.
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03-09-2004, 08:38 AM | #2 |
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Sorry for wasting you time reading my last input. I remembered that I had previousely posted the question to all of you on the PO8 commercial forum and received an answer.
BUT the thing that bothers me is the CROWN WITH THE N STAMPED on two places. I was under the impression that those markings were NAVY markings. MM |
03-09-2004, 08:46 AM | #3 |
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Crown N is standard post W.W.II commercial proofing; Crown M is German Imperial Navy proofing.
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03-09-2004, 01:58 PM | #4 |
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I think Tom meant to say that the C/N proof is a standard Pre-WW2 commercial proof. The two you describe are very much typical for a 1920's commercial Luger. Earlier commercial Lugers used a "lazy" C/N proof on the left side of the receiver. The receiver proof on your Luger should be a "standing" C/N.
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03-10-2004, 07:39 AM | #5 |
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Thanks Doubs, it is a standing C/N.---Oh well can't win them all.
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03-10-2004, 09:25 PM | #6 |
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Doubs is completely correct. Please excuse my lack of precision; sometimes I type faster than I think. And that is a scary concept. Tom A. |
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