DWM unit marking help

DuWhat · 07-17-2018, 02:54 PM

This unit marking is on a all matching 1921 DWM. I have researched and for the life of me can't find it. Any help would be appreciated. The marking is: S.M. 664
Thank You

DonVoigt · 07-17-2018, 03:00 PM

Schupo of Muenster weapon 554.

DuWhat · 07-17-2018, 03:17 PM

Thank you so much. I need to get off the fence and buy some books.

sheepherder · 07-17-2018, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DuWhat

The marking is: S.M. 664
Thank You

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Schupo of Muenster weapon 554.

I see glasses in your future...

Don M · 07-17-2018, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DuWhat

This unit marking is on a all matching 1921 DWM. I have researched and for the life of me can't find it. Any help would be appreciated. The marking is: S.M. 664
Thank You

May I know the serial number with suffix and whether or not the gun has a sear and/or mag safety?

DuWhat · 07-17-2018, 09:15 PM

Serial number is 5673. Has no sear or mag safety.

DonVoigt · 07-17-2018, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

I see glasses in your future...

Maybe just smarter fingers.

HerrKaiser · 07-18-2018, 12:03 AM

I thought that unit numbering more or less died off by the end of WW2, how common are pistols from the 20’s with unit marks?

Norme · 07-18-2018, 07:50 AM

Reichswehr unit markings are quite common.
Norm

Don M · 07-18-2018, 10:50 AM

So are police unit markings such as this one.

Don M · 07-18-2018, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DuWhat

Serial number is 5673. Has no sear or mag safety.

Thanks very much. No letter suffix under the sn on the front of frame?

DuWhat · 07-19-2018, 12:41 AM

No suffix there either.

b1960p · 02-25-2019, 07:36 PM

I recently purchased my first Luger. It's a 1915 DWM. All matching numbers. Has unit markings on the front strap 4.A.R. I am finding some conflicting information between books I have read and the internet. I was hoping people here on the forum could help me out a little. With this being my first Luger I have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks in advance.

George Anderson · 02-25-2019, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by b1960p

I recently purchased my first Luger. It's a 1915 DWM. All matching numbers. Has unit markings on the front strap 4.A.R. I am finding some conflicting information between books I have read and the internet. I was hoping people here on the forum could help me out a little. With this being my first Luger I have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks in advance.

I suggest that you start a new thread and add photos of your unit mark.

07-17-2018, 02:54 PM	#1
DuWhat User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	DWM unit marking help This unit marking is on a all matching 1921 DWM. I have researched and for the life of me can't find it. Any help would be appreciated. The marking is: S.M. 664 Thank You

07-17-2018, 03:00 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	Schupo of Muenster weapon 554. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

07-18-2018, 12:03 AM	#8
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 800 Thanks: 750 Thanked 793 Times in 376 Posts	I thought that unit numbering more or less died off by the end of WW2, how common are pistols from the 20’s with unit marks? __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

07-18-2018, 10:50 AM	#10
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	So are police unit markings such as this one. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

02-25-2019, 07:36 PM	#13
b1960p New User Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Need some help on unit markings? I recently purchased my first Luger. It's a 1915 DWM. All matching numbers. Has unit markings on the front strap 4.A.R. I am finding some conflicting information between books I have read and the internet. I was hoping people here on the forum could help me out a little. With this being my first Luger I have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks in advance.

07-17-2018, 03:17 PM	#3
DuWhat User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thank you so much. I need to get off the fence and buy some books.

07-17-2018, 09:15 PM	#6
DuWhat User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Serial number is 5673. Has no sear or mag safety.

07-18-2018, 07:50 AM	#9
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 224 Thanked 2,591 Times in 930 Posts	Reichswehr unit markings are quite common. Norm

07-19-2018, 12:41 AM	#12
DuWhat User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No suffix there either.