Help Identify: Long barrel 1916 DWM

NineByNineteen · 08-24-2011, 10:43 PM

My friend had this long barrelled Luger passed down to him from his father who carried it on his trap line for years. I'm having difficulty figuring out what exactly it is for him. I've never seen one in this configuration before so it leads me to believe it is a re-barrel but its numbered to the gun so I'm not sure.

Hope you can help me figure it out.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

MFC · 08-24-2011, 11:11 PM

Hi Kris,
Welcome to the forum. Your friends Luger is a DWM 1916 military. It's definitly a rebarrel. It originally had a 4" 9mm barrel numbered to the gun with all four digits, bore gage and firing proof.

NineByNineteen · 08-24-2011, 11:26 PM

Any idea when or why it would have been done? I've never seen such a long barrel on a Luger. It is about 9.5" long!

DavidJayUden · 08-25-2011, 08:04 AM

Maybe size does matter after all?
dju

alanint · 08-25-2011, 08:20 AM

Several companies imported and rebarreled Lugers after WW1 for US domestic consumption. The long barrel configuration was one of the more popular. This one is nicely done with attention to detail in the front sight area and the barrel flange near the receiver. They even bothered to number it.

MFC · 08-25-2011, 10:39 PM

I don't disagree that this barrel may have been installed by an importer but, the long barrels installed by Stoeger or Pacific Arms were usually C/N proofed and had a 'Germany' export stamp.

08-24-2011, 10:43 PM	#1
NineByNineteen New User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help Identify: Long barrel 1916 DWM My friend had this long barrelled Luger passed down to him from his father who carried it on his trap line for years. I'm having difficulty figuring out what exactly it is for him. I've never seen one in this configuration before so it leads me to believe it is a re-barrel but its numbered to the gun so I'm not sure. Hope you can help me figure it out. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

08-24-2011, 11:11 PM	#2
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Kris, Welcome to the forum. Your friends Luger is a DWM 1916 military. It's definitly a rebarrel. It originally had a 4" 9mm barrel numbered to the gun with all four digits, bore gage and firing proof. __________________ Mike C.

08-25-2011, 10:39 PM	#6
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	I don't disagree that this barrel may have been installed by an importer but, the long barrels installed by Stoeger or Pacific Arms were usually C/N proofed and had a 'Germany' export stamp. __________________ Mike C.

08-24-2011, 11:26 PM	#3
NineByNineteen New User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Any idea when or why it would have been done? I've never seen such a long barrel on a Luger. It is about 9.5" long!

08-25-2011, 08:04 AM	#4
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Maybe size does matter after all? dju

08-25-2011, 08:20 AM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Several companies imported and rebarreled Lugers after WW1 for US domestic consumption. The long barrel configuration was one of the more popular. This one is nicely done with attention to detail in the front sight area and the barrel flange near the receiver. They even bothered to number it.