New to me DWM 1908 commercial

gunbugs · 02-24-2021, 06:46 PM

Picked this one up today. Externally excellent. The v.U. grip strap marking puzzles me. No hold open has been added. grips and firing pin are un-numbered. The sideplate has the first 2 digits instead of the last 2. The font is spot on to match the frame numbers.

gunnertwo · 02-24-2021, 06:57 PM

Looks like a nice example, in 9mm- correct? Don't have a clue on the markings.

G2

gunbugs · 02-24-2021, 08:44 PM

Correct. 9mm.

HerrKaiser · 02-24-2021, 09:28 PM

Looks like a pretty gun. The sideplate is curious though, as is the Unit Mark. Would like to hear from others.

Is it just me/ the picture, or does the upper look like it is a bit recessed in the frame and not flush like it should be?

gunbugs · 02-24-2021, 11:10 PM

The upper/lower match, and the upper is pretty flush with the frame. Not perfect, but close.

gunbugs · 02-25-2021, 11:15 AM

I think I have the U.v. figured out. "Unterofficier vorschule". The NCO school.

Doug G. · 12-11-2021, 11:08 PM

The side plate number on my 1908 Commercial has the last two digits on it. Factory goof, or replacement part?

Doubs · 12-12-2021, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Doug G.

The side plate number on my 1908 Commercial has the last two digits on it. Factory goof, or replacement part?

That is factory correct. Commercial Lugers had the last two digits of the serial number stamped on the underside of the locking bolt and side plate... just as yours is.

jeb111 · 12-12-2021, 09:55 AM

The side plate is curious could it have been an accident at the factory or possibly but unlikely could it have been replaced by a sideplate with those digits? Anyway it is a sharp pistol and the unit mark makes it very unique! Great score!
Jim

roadkill1 · 12-12-2021, 10:20 AM

Very handsome 08 Commercial WITH A UNIT MARK........how unique!!!

Congrats,

Ron

tomaustin · 12-12-2021, 11:36 AM

nice weapon....but, why do you use a live shotgun shell as a prop...?
plenty of other options that don't go bang.............cuts down on your exposure for an accident.....Tom

Thosbi · 12-16-2021, 07:02 PM

Realy nice Commercial Luger.
But the grip strap marking is v.U. not U.v. (Unteroffiziersvorschule)!!

My opinion:
These letters represent the owner's name.
Example Name: von Uhlen or von Urff

02-24-2021, 06:46 PM	#1
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	New to me DWM 1908 commercial Picked this one up today. Externally excellent. The v.U. grip strap marking puzzles me. No hold open has been added. grips and firing pin are un-numbered. The sideplate has the first 2 digits instead of the last 2. The font is spot on to match the frame numbers. Attached Thumbnails

02-24-2021, 09:28 PM	#4
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 865 Thanks: 816 Thanked 879 Times in 421 Posts	Looks like a pretty gun. The sideplate is curious though, as is the Unit Mark. Would like to hear from others. Is it just me/ the picture, or does the upper look like it is a bit recessed in the frame and not flush like it should be? __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

12-11-2021, 11:08 PM	#7
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	The side plate number on my 1908 Commercial has the last two digits on it. Factory goof, or replacement part? __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain

02-24-2021, 06:57 PM	#2
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 626 Thanks: 839 Thanked 941 Times in 367 Posts	Looks like a nice example, in 9mm- correct? Don't have a clue on the markings. G2

02-24-2021, 08:44 PM	#3
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	Correct. 9mm.

02-24-2021, 11:10 PM	#5
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	The upper/lower match, and the upper is pretty flush with the frame. Not perfect, but close.

02-25-2021, 11:15 AM	#6
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	I think I have the U.v. figured out. "Unterofficier vorschule". The NCO school.

12-12-2021, 09:55 AM	#9
jeb111 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: May 2018 Location: wyoming Posts: 277 Thanks: 719 Thanked 331 Times in 133 Posts	The side plate is curious could it have been an accident at the factory or possibly but unlikely could it have been replaced by a sideplate with those digits? Anyway it is a sharp pistol and the unit mark makes it very unique! Great score! Jim

12-12-2021, 10:20 AM	#10
roadkill1 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 127 Thanks: 166 Thanked 129 Times in 63 Posts	Very handsome 08 Commercial WITH A UNIT MARK........how unique!!! Congrats, Ron

12-12-2021, 11:36 AM	#11
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	nice weapon....but, why do you use a live shotgun shell as a prop...? plenty of other options that don't go bang.............cuts down on your exposure for an accident.....Tom

12-16-2021, 07:02 PM	#12
Thosbi User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 26 Thanks: 81 Thanked 43 Times in 8 Posts	Realy nice Commercial Luger. But the grip strap marking is v.U. not U.v. (Unteroffiziersvorschule)!! My opinion: These letters represent the owner's name. Example Name: von Uhlen or von Urff