Commercial Luger??

GerColctor · 06-01-2021, 08:10 PM

Guys

I am lost in the tall grass of commercial Lugers, concerning trying to give my friend some sort of information on a Luger he has. If anyone can provide some inside would be sincerely grateful.

Manufacturer - DWM
Serial - 6947 - no suffix
Caliber - .30
Barrel - number to the pistol
Engraved on barrel - Allemagne
Stock lug - yes
Small parts - last 2 numbers marked on the takedown lever, safety and the side plate 47 in the military style. Rear of the toggle, below the rear sight 47
Proof stampings - located on the forward left side, C/N and C/U
Chamber marking - none

sdmark777 · 06-01-2021, 08:21 PM

I think "allemagne" translated from French is "Germany", yes? So......Export for France? I don't know. Pictures always help.

GerColctor · 06-03-2021, 01:20 PM

sdmark
What puzzles me is the military style numbers on the small, visible parts. There is no evidence of military proof markings. Also, can it be an alphabet Luger, even if there is no suffix in the serial number.? It has a coiled recoil spring and no grip safety, so it is not an early model.

The is one misnumbered part located behind the safety. All other parts are marked 47, yet this piece is 93.

Edward Tinker · 06-03-2021, 01:57 PM

No offense, but we are simply guessing without detailed pictures.

If there is no chamber date, and no suffix, then the serial number can not be right on a 1908 model.
The sn has to be higher, or its a test luger and would not have a stock lug.

MFC · 06-03-2021, 10:02 PM

C/N and C/U proofs don't make since. There should be one or the other... not both unless it was proofed again later.
We definitely need pics.

GerColctor · 06-06-2021, 04:56 PM

Ed Tinker - sent you a PM concerning the photos.

06-01-2021, 08:10 PM	#1
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 312 Thanks: 2 Thanked 45 Times in 29 Posts	Commercial Luger?? Guys I am lost in the tall grass of commercial Lugers, concerning trying to give my friend some sort of information on a Luger he has. If anyone can provide some inside would be sincerely grateful. Manufacturer - DWM Serial - 6947 - no suffix Caliber - .30 Barrel - number to the pistol Engraved on barrel - Allemagne Stock lug - yes Small parts - last 2 numbers marked on the takedown lever, safety and the side plate 47 in the military style. Rear of the toggle, below the rear sight 47 Proof stampings - located on the forward left side, C/N and C/U Chamber marking - none __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.

06-03-2021, 01:20 PM	#3
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 312 Thanks: 2 Thanked 45 Times in 29 Posts	sdmark What puzzles me is the military style numbers on the small, visible parts. There is no evidence of military proof markings. Also, can it be an alphabet Luger, even if there is no suffix in the serial number.? It has a coiled recoil spring and no grip safety, so it is not an early model. The is one misnumbered part located behind the safety. All other parts are marked 47, yet this piece is 93. __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.

06-03-2021, 10:02 PM	#5
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	C/N and C/U proofs don't make since. There should be one or the other... not both unless it was proofed again later. We definitely need pics. __________________ Mike C.

06-06-2021, 04:56 PM	#6
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 312 Thanks: 2 Thanked 45 Times in 29 Posts	Ed Tinker - sent you a PM concerning the photos. __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.

06-01-2021, 08:21 PM	#2
sdmark777 User Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 288 Thanks: 695 Thanked 672 Times in 174 Posts	I think "allemagne" translated from French is "Germany", yes? So......Export for France? I don't know. Pictures always help.

06-03-2021, 01:57 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,933 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,530 Times in 2,092 Posts	No offense, but we are simply guessing without detailed pictures. If there is no chamber date, and no suffix, then the serial number can not be right on a 1908 model. The sn has to be higher, or its a test luger and would not have a stock lug.