luger p08 markings
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I'm not very good at these marks, but until a Luger expert takes a look, I'll offer the following:
The crowns over letters usually are "proof" marks applied by government testing
agencies to indicate that the barrels, chambers and mechanisms have been tested
and have passed by firing nitro powder (as opposed to black powder) test rounds. I
don't know which government, but unless your Luger is a contract gun, most likely it's
Germany.
The figure at the right looks like an eagle with a star over it, and I'm afraid I just
don't know. However, it may indicate either (1) a country other than Germany
(the eagle isn't recognizable to me as a German-style eagle) as having accepted
the gun, or (2) it may be a form of German repair proof.
The entwined letters on the toggle link are "DWM" for Deutsches Waffenfabrik und
Munitionswerk, i.e. German Weapons and Munitions Company. They produced the
early Lugers (yours is dated: 1915). They made other weapons as well. The
two-digit numbers are parts numbers. Hopefully, all the parts in your gun are
numbered the same, meaning it wasn't put together from left-over or replacement
parts, but is the original piece.
Looks nice. Enjoy it. Is it a "prohibited" Luger, or does it have a longer barrel. It might help to see a picture of each side of the whole gun.
The crowns over letters usually are "proof" marks applied by government testing
agencies to indicate that the barrels, chambers and mechanisms have been tested
and have passed by firing nitro powder (as opposed to black powder) test rounds. I
don't know which government, but unless your Luger is a contract gun, most likely it's
Germany.
The figure at the right looks like an eagle with a star over it, and I'm afraid I just
don't know. However, it may indicate either (1) a country other than Germany
(the eagle isn't recognizable to me as a German-style eagle) as having accepted
the gun, or (2) it may be a form of German repair proof.
The entwined letters on the toggle link are "DWM" for Deutsches Waffenfabrik und
Munitionswerk, i.e. German Weapons and Munitions Company. They produced the
early Lugers (yours is dated: 1915). They made other weapons as well. The
two-digit numbers are parts numbers. Hopefully, all the parts in your gun are
numbered the same, meaning it wasn't put together from left-over or replacement
parts, but is the original piece.
Looks nice. Enjoy it. Is it a "prohibited" Luger, or does it have a longer barrel. It might help to see a picture of each side of the whole gun.
a book i have says 3 or 4 proof stamps on the right side of the receiver is common on dwm military models produced between 1908 and 1918 (yours being 1915 as stated by previous poster). the eagle with a star above it, i believe is a post-ww1 stamp called a Reichswehr proof, is a result of the treaty of versailles, which allowed the germans a 100,000 man army. if i misinterpreted this, i'm sure someone more knowledgeable will step up and torch me.
Howdy
Those stamps are found on DWM made Lugers made for the German Imperial Army. The first 3 stamps (left to right) are inspection marks put there as certain manufacturing processes are compleated during production. Urfurt's have the same process but the 3 stamps look different. The last stamp, the big bird, is common to DWM and Urfurt lugers. It's the governments acceptence mark.
Those stamps are found on DWM made Lugers made for the German Imperial Army. The first 3 stamps (left to right) are inspection marks put there as certain manufacturing processes are compleated during production. Urfurt's have the same process but the 3 stamps look different. The last stamp, the big bird, is common to DWM and Urfurt lugers. It's the governments acceptence mark.
Cool, Just picked this up & I'm finding it interesting, I'll post some pics of the whole thing later. It's all matching #s but the mag, Got a mismatched holster & tool with it. Looks to be shot little, but fair bit of holster wear. Thanx for your help!
Check out this website, there's a couple of pages devoted to what the proof marks mean in the Technical Information section.
http://www.lugerforum.com/
http://www.lugerforum.com/
