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Doubs · 10-19-2024, 12:30 AM

The receiver left the DWM factory as an Artillery Luger with an 8 inch barrel and tangent rear sight mounted on the barrel. The date that was scrubbed could have been any year between 1914 & 1918. Following the WW!, the conversion to a short barrel and scrubbed date took place at a company that reworked Lugers for the commercial market or possibly by Police facilities. There's no way to know for certain now.

The flat spring riveted to the hood is a sear safety with a pin that fits into a hole in the sear bar to prevent accidental firing if the upper assembly is removed. Without the sear safety, if there is a cartridge in the chamber, the sear bar can be pushed and fire the cartridge. That is a Police modification. At one time it was also fit with a magazine disconnect for Police use but the Police later had that feature removed.

Looking closely, IMO the only non-original parts on that Luger are the short barrel and the added rear sight and sear safety. Other than the barrel, all other parts are matching. The rear sight has been fixed to the rear toggle link which was smooth when it left the factory. It's possibly been silver soldered to the toggle link but I can't see it clearly enough to be certain. The notch in the rear sight appears to have been hand filed.

It's an interesting Luger with apparently quite a history.

10-19-2024, 12:30 AM	#10
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	The receiver left the DWM factory as an Artillery Luger with an 8 inch barrel and tangent rear sight mounted on the barrel. The date that was scrubbed could have been any year between 1914 & 1918. Following the WW!, the conversion to a short barrel and scrubbed date took place at a company that reworked Lugers for the commercial market or possibly by Police facilities. There's no way to know for certain now. The flat spring riveted to the hood is a sear safety with a pin that fits into a hole in the sear bar to prevent accidental firing if the upper assembly is removed. Without the sear safety, if there is a cartridge in the chamber, the sear bar can be pushed and fire the cartridge. That is a Police modification. At one time it was also fit with a magazine disconnect for Police use but the Police later had that feature removed. Looking closely, IMO the only non-original parts on that Luger are the short barrel and the added rear sight and sear safety. Other than the barrel, all other parts are matching. The rear sight has been fixed to the rear toggle link which was smooth when it left the factory. It's possibly been silver soldered to the toggle link but I can't see it clearly enough to be certain. The notch in the rear sight appears to have been hand filed. It's an interesting Luger with apparently quite a history.