Questions about my 1917 DWM Artillery

miner · 09-04-2002, 06:32 PM

Love lugers and have owned several, but still am a novice regarding variants, markings, and such.
I purchased a 1917 DWM Artillery from a **well known and respected dealer** sometime back and have some questions...

1. On the bottom of the barrel near the breech, there is the matching serial no., then beneath that, the 'a', and beneath the a is the number 8,82. What is the significance of the 8,82?

2. On the right-side receiver flat where the proofs are found, it looks as though the original proofs were peened out (slight depressions) and the 4 DWM military proof markings can be seen stamped in the peened depression. What is the history behind this...re-proofed? The bluing is intact within this peened area...how is this possible, since it is original finish?

Thanks in advance.

09-04-2002, 06:32 PM	#1
miner User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KY Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Questions about my 1917 DWM Artillery Love lugers and have owned several, but still am a novice regarding variants, markings, and such. I purchased a 1917 DWM Artillery from a well known and respected dealer sometime back and have some questions... 1. On the bottom of the barrel near the breech, there is the matching serial no., then beneath that, the 'a', and beneath the a is the number 8,82. What is the significance of the 8,82? 2. On the right-side receiver flat where the proofs are found, it looks as though the original proofs were peened out (slight depressions) and the 4 DWM military proof markings can be seen stamped in the peened depression. What is the history behind this...re-proofed? The bluing is intact within this peened area...how is this possible, since it is original finish? Thanks in advance.