DWM Ammo Box

hansfischer007 · 07-02-2012, 11:05 PM

Hey Guys...Ive got a question regarding this box of what i think is supposed to be Luger Ammo...9 mm.....its a DWM Box......but why does it have 8 mm on it..??....and it says the box is for 50 rounds so it must be pistol ammo.......anyway...I appreciate your thoughts....Hans Fischer

Patronen · 07-02-2012, 11:13 PM

Hans, it,s for a Bergman simplex pistol in 8mm. A pretty rare gun.

Patronen · 07-02-2012, 11:24 PM

Http://www.handgunsoftheworld.com/ca...16/8553873.htm
Found one for sale.

hansfischer007 · 07-02-2012, 11:33 PM

That is the most unusual pistol I have ever seen......have never heard of it....Thanks for the info......Ive been looking for a photo of a WW1 Luger Ammo Box.......does anyone know of a website that might have one..?..Thanks...Hans Fischer

Patronen · 07-02-2012, 11:43 PM

There was some on Auction at Gunbroker just recently.

Ron Wood · 07-03-2012, 02:41 AM

Hans,
Does the box belong to you, and is it for sale?
Ron

Vlim · 07-03-2012, 06:16 AM

The 50 round boxes are usually commercial boxes. The German army procured them in boxes of 16 rounds (enough to fill 2 P08 magazines). There are some exceptions to this rule, but they are relatively rare. Here are some examples of WW1 German ammo boxes.

Shown as well is a commercial 50 round DWM ammo box (.30 luger, but the 9mm is similar in style).

The last one is a navy box. They had their own packaging and label style.

BAT340 · 07-03-2012, 08:24 PM

Damn Dave, that is one ugly weapon. but now I have to look it up.

hansfischer007 · 07-03-2012, 09:33 PM

Back in the day.......Stationed in Germany 1961-1963...at Ramstein Air Base....We used to go over to the Rod & Gun Club right behind our building........and use the firing range......I had my 1918 DWM...and there was no limit to the 9mm ammo.....and the boxes all had on the top....".Fur Pistolen Und Machinepistolen..."....I wish now I had saved some of the boxes........one time they had a sale on Beretta model 34s .....in 7.65 caliber.....with holster and one extra magazine..$19.95.......someone dug up a case of P-38s in an old bunker.....they were going for around $30.00.....and to make the story even worse........there was a guy that his landlord had a case of MP 40 Submachine guns.....that he had buried in his barn right as the war ended....he sold them for $200.00 each.........oh well.....enuff of "the good ole days in Germany"..........Danke....Hans Fischer

07-02-2012, 11:05 PM	#1
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	DWM Ammo Box Hey Guys...Ive got a question regarding this box of what i think is supposed to be Luger Ammo...9 mm.....its a DWM Box......but why does it have 8 mm on it..??....and it says the box is for 50 rounds so it must be pistol ammo.......anyway...I appreciate your thoughts....Hans Fischer Attached Thumbnails

07-02-2012, 11:13 PM	#2
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	Hans, it,s for a Bergman simplex pistol in 8mm. A pretty rare gun. __________________ Dave

07-02-2012, 11:24 PM	#3
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	Http://www.handgunsoftheworld.com/ca...16/8553873.htm Found one for sale. __________________ Dave

07-02-2012, 11:33 PM	#4
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	DWM Ammo Box That is the most unusual pistol I have ever seen......have never heard of it....Thanks for the info......Ive been looking for a photo of a WW1 Luger Ammo Box.......does anyone know of a website that might have one..?..Thanks...Hans Fischer

07-02-2012, 11:43 PM	#5
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	There was some on Auction at Gunbroker just recently. __________________ Dave

07-03-2012, 02:41 AM	#6
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: 7,005 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 5,139 Times in 1,689 Posts	Hans, Does the box belong to you, and is it for sale? Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

07-03-2012, 06:16 AM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,987 Times in 1,205 Posts	The 50 round boxes are usually commercial boxes. The German army procured them in boxes of 16 rounds (enough to fill 2 P08 magazines). There are some exceptions to this rule, but they are relatively rare. Here are some examples of WW1 German ammo boxes. Shown as well is a commercial 50 round DWM ammo box (.30 luger, but the 9mm is similar in style). The last one is a navy box. They had their own packaging and label style. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

07-03-2012, 08:24 PM	#8
BAT340 User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 21 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Damn Dave, that is one ugly weapon. but now I have to look it up.

07-03-2012, 09:33 PM	#9
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Luger Ammunition & Germany Back in the day.......Stationed in Germany 1961-1963...at Ramstein Air Base....We used to go over to the Rod & Gun Club right behind our building........and use the firing range......I had my 1918 DWM...and there was no limit to the 9mm ammo.....and the boxes all had on the top....".Fur Pistolen Und Machinepistolen..."....I wish now I had saved some of the boxes........one time they had a sale on Beretta model 34s .....in 7.65 caliber.....with holster and one extra magazine..$19.95.......someone dug up a case of P-38s in an old bunker.....they were going for around $30.00.....and to make the story even worse........there was a guy that his landlord had a case of MP 40 Submachine guns.....that he had buried in his barn right as the war ended....he sold them for $200.00 each.........oh well.....enuff of "the good ole days in Germany"..........Danke....Hans Fischer