Luger

Dr Colt · 11-21-2005, 03:47 PM

Hello, I have a nice luger in very good condition. I know little about the gun other than the man I got it from had it in his possession for over 40 years. It is marked DWM, has a small B in a circle on the left side of the barrel. The gun has numbers on the front of 58404. The information I have tried to put together says the B should represent a Brazillian contract gun, but the serial # would be inconsistent. I can e-mail pictures of the gun to anyone who might help. Maybe the gun is a mixed parts gun? It is in extremely good condition, but some of the upper toggle parts have a redish tint. I thought most of the Brazil contract guns were used hard?
Thanks for any help Don

John Sabato · 11-21-2005, 04:36 PM

Dr Colt, Welcome to the Lugerforum... for a better assist in identification, instead of emailing your photos, I recommend that you upload them to our server and post them here for the membership to see. You will get a much larger response and the answers will educate us all.

The photo upload link is in the upper right hand corner of every page, and a tutorial for uploading and displaying photos in your posts is at the top of the Site Help and Feedback forum.

I hope this is helpful to you.

Ron Wood · 11-21-2005, 04:40 PM

Don,
I suspect that you are probably correct that it is a parts gun. The reddish color indicates a salt re-blue at an incorrect temperature. The 58404 serial number is also way out of range for a Brazilian contract Luger. Most likely it is a Brazilian receiver placed on a 1906 Commercial frame. If you would like, you can send pictures to rwood1@elp.rr.com and I will try to give you a more accurate assesment.
Ron

Dwight Gruber · 11-21-2005, 08:26 PM

Don,

It will be interesting to see pictures of this gun. Does it have a grip safety?

--Dwight

Dr Colt · 11-21-2005, 09:35 PM

Yes, the gun has a grip safety.

11-21-2005, 03:47 PM	#1
Dr Colt New User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: midwest Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Luger Hello, I have a nice luger in very good condition. I know little about the gun other than the man I got it from had it in his possession for over 40 years. It is marked DWM, has a small B in a circle on the left side of the barrel. The gun has numbers on the front of 58404. The information I have tried to put together says the B should represent a Brazillian contract gun, but the serial # would be inconsistent. I can e-mail pictures of the gun to anyone who might help. Maybe the gun is a mixed parts gun? It is in extremely good condition, but some of the upper toggle parts have a redish tint. I thought most of the Brazil contract guns were used hard? Thanks for any help Don __________________ Dr Donald L. Gossett

11-21-2005, 04:36 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Dr Colt, Welcome to the Lugerforum... for a better assist in identification, instead of emailing your photos, I recommend that you upload them to our server and post them here for the membership to see. You will get a much larger response and the answers will educate us all. The photo upload link is in the upper right hand corner of every page, and a tutorial for uploading and displaying photos in your posts is at the top of the Site Help and Feedback forum. I hope this is helpful to you. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

11-21-2005, 04:40 PM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	Don, I suspect that you are probably correct that it is a parts gun. The reddish color indicates a salt re-blue at an incorrect temperature. The 58404 serial number is also way out of range for a Brazilian contract Luger. Most likely it is a Brazilian receiver placed on a 1906 Commercial frame. If you would like, you can send pictures to rwood1@elp.rr.com and I will try to give you a more accurate assesment. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

11-21-2005, 09:35 PM	#5
Dr Colt New User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: midwest Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	luger Yes, the gun has a grip safety. __________________ Dr Donald L. Gossett

11-21-2005, 08:26 PM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,317 Times in 431 Posts	Don, It will be interesting to see pictures of this gun. Does it have a grip safety? --Dwight