Tired DWM Alphabet Commercial

1relluc · Yesterday, 06:49 PM

First post, hi all.

I found this very "tired" DWM Alphabet Commercial the other day and got it up to snuff as a shooter. More of a $300 project than anything else.

All matching but the mag and I can't tell if it is due to the repair on the wood base. Looks like the base cracked and someone silver soldered a metal strip onto it.

The good thing is it was mechanically sound and the bore/crown was nice....I shot it this morning with no issues. Accurate at the 15 yards. I used Fiocchi fodder.

Serial: 2079p....Well I guess it's an p.

Any idea of the year it was produced?

HerrKaiser · Yesterday, 07:43 PM

Welcome to the forum! As stated on the other one, you absolutely stole this. Hope it shoots well for you for many years to come!

Bill_in_VA · Yesterday, 10:12 PM

1925, I think…

1relluc · Yesterday, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill_in_VA

1925, I think…

Thanks, that's about where I thought it landed in the database.
I never owned a commercial Luger before so I thought I would ask to make sure.

It sure lived a rough life over 99 years....The stocks, if OEM (they are not numbered), are worn smooth in places but the fitment is superb.

Even after I brushed all the old oil/crud away on their backside and on the frame they are still tight as a tick.

LOL....At least it's been revived a bit for it's 100th birthday.

Dwight Gruber · Yesterday, 11:14 PM

DWM commercial magazines were never numbered (with four specific variation exceptions of commercial pistols acquired by the German army and navy). By the time the Alphabet Commercial pistols came around DWM reduced which parts were numbered, and this included he grip plates.

--Dwight

Eugen · Today, 10:57 AM

Cool survivor and I'm glad to see you are using it as a shooter. Some Lugers are meant to be enjoyed at the range.

I have one Frankenluger and I love to shoot it "like I hate it".

Yesterday, 06:49 PM	#1
1relluc New User Join Date: May 2024 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Tired DWM Alphabet Commercial First post, hi all. I found this very "tired" DWM Alphabet Commercial the other day and got it up to snuff as a shooter. More of a $300 project than anything else. All matching but the mag and I can't tell if it is due to the repair on the wood base. Looks like the base cracked and someone silver soldered a metal strip onto it. The good thing is it was mechanically sound and the bore/crown was nice....I shot it this morning with no issues. Accurate at the 15 yards. I used Fiocchi fodder. Serial: 2079p....Well I guess it's an p. Any idea of the year it was produced? Attached Thumbnails

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HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 801 Thanks: 751 Thanked 793 Times in 376 Posts	Welcome to the forum! As stated on the other one, you absolutely stole this. Hope it shoots well for you for many years to come! __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

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Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 344 Thanks: 731 Thanked 470 Times in 178 Posts	1925, I think… __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

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Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 760 Thanks: 366 Thanked 594 Times in 313 Posts	Cool survivor and I'm glad to see you are using it as a shooter. Some Lugers are meant to be enjoyed at the range. I have one Frankenluger and I love to shoot it "like I hate it". __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain

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Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,890 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,282 Times in 424 Posts	DWM commercial magazines were never numbered (with four specific variation exceptions of commercial pistols acquired by the German army and navy). By the time the Alphabet Commercial pistols came around DWM reduced which parts were numbered, and this included he grip plates. --Dwight