DWM 1917 long Luger

airspeed · 03-26-2003, 05:28 PM

Hi,
I found a DWM 1917 long Luger with a second safety on the left hand grip and two sets of screws on each side- as per photo attached.

Do you have any idea what this Luger was used for?

Thanking you in advanced,
Joel Burton
jbur5@hotmail.com

Lonnie Zimmerman · 03-26-2003, 10:12 PM

Joel; just a guess, but It looks like someone put a side mounted scope on it at one time.
Lonnie

John D. · 03-26-2003, 10:31 PM

Hi Lonnie,

Funny you say that, as you posted while I was looking at the picture - and was thinking the same thing... It looks like a saddle-type scope mount, where the frame rails have been drilled and tapped on both sides. What I can't figure out is the cut-out of the grip??

Anyway - so far - I agree with you - it does appear as a mount/scope was affixed at some point in time....

Big Norm · 03-28-2003, 01:42 AM

I have to agree with everyone else that this looks like at least a scope was assembled to the Luger (too bad, it looks like a nice gun). But there were a number of accessories originally made for the Luger. I saw one such accessory that Doug Smith of FGS had. It was a brass tubed flashlight that probably was made for mounting the underside of an artillery Lugers barrel. A couple of wires came out of it probably for a belt mounted battery.
Big Norm

airspeed · 03-28-2003, 07:39 AM

Thanks to all who shared their thoughts about the Long Luger.

airspeed

airspeed · 04-06-2003, 01:22 PM

To All,

I have corrected a small mistake, and reattached the photo of the DWM 1917 Luger

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/...7LongLuger.jpg

airspeed

03-26-2003, 05:28 PM	#1
airspeed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	DWM 1917 long Luger Hi, I found a DWM 1917 long Luger with a second safety on the left hand grip and two sets of screws on each side- as per photo attached. Do you have any idea what this Luger was used for? Thanking you in advanced, Joel Burton jbur5@hotmail.com

03-26-2003, 10:12 PM	#2
Lonnie Zimmerman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 523 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Joel; just a guess, but It looks like someone put a side mounted scope on it at one time. Lonnie __________________ Lonnie Zimmerman

03-26-2003, 10:31 PM	#3
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 471 Thanked 513 Times in 127 Posts	Hi Lonnie, Funny you say that, as you posted while I was looking at the picture - and was thinking the same thing... It looks like a saddle-type scope mount, where the frame rails have been drilled and tapped on both sides. What I can't figure out is the cut-out of the grip?? Anyway - so far - I agree with you - it does appear as a mount/scope was affixed at some point in time....

03-28-2003, 01:42 AM	#4
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I have to agree with everyone else that this looks like at least a scope was assembled to the Luger (too bad, it looks like a nice gun). But there were a number of accessories originally made for the Luger. I saw one such accessory that Doug Smith of FGS had. It was a brass tubed flashlight that probably was made for mounting the underside of an artillery Lugers barrel. A couple of wires came out of it probably for a belt mounted battery. Big Norm

03-28-2003, 07:39 AM	#5
airspeed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks to all who shared their thoughts about the Long Luger. airspeed

04-06-2003, 01:22 PM	#6
airspeed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	To All, I have corrected a small mistake, and reattached the photo of the DWM 1917 Luger http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/...7LongLuger.jpg airspeed