German Luger Collectibles

1914 DWM Imperial PENDING

This is a completely matching, 1914 Dated, DWM (Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken) WWI Imperial Luger witha matching magazine. This is chambered for 9mm and has a standard 4" barrel (100mm) fixed sights and walnut grips. This WWI Luger manufactured for standard issue firearm to the German military. A very unique specimen in good condition with a lot of history in a 108 year old gun. (2066)

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The barrel length is 4" (100mm) and is chambered for 9mm. The serial number appears on the front of the frame, on the left side of the receiver, on the side plate, sear and trigger.

This Luger is all matching including the magazine. This Luger has a stock lug and a hold-open installed. 1914 was the first year of full production of the Luger with a installed hold-open device.

Serial number placement is in the military ("exposed") style. This example has all matching numbers. It show honest holster wear and evidence of being fired. The barrel would classiified as "Good

The barrel is numbered and proofed and matches the frame. The first toggle link is marked with the DWM monogram, and there is the "V" rear sight on the last toggle link. The last two digits of the serial number appear on the extractor, first & second toggle link. See Below:

The most distinctive feature of these pistols is undoubtedly the toggle-lock mechanism, which holds the breech closed by locking in a manner not unlike the human knee, which can sustain a heavy weight when straight, but once bent is quite easy to continue to bend. The toggle joint in its straight position resists the rearward force of the detonating cartridge, then "buckles" after enough time has passed.

When a round is fired the entire breech, barrel and toggle move straight rearward (on rails) until the toggle begins to ride up on a pair of cams that "breaks" the toggle (makes it bend at the joint). Once the toggle joint is no longer straight, it bends freely, allowing the bolt to come rearward, and the striker to be cocked. The spent cartridge is extracted by a combination extractor/loaded chamber indicator on the top of the toggle; it is ejected as the toggle nears the end of its rearward free travel compressing the spring in the grip and returning the breach to battery. A new round is stripped from the magazine and chambered as the toggle is driven back to the straight position by the spring.

The serial number appears in four digits on the frame, under the barrel, on the left side of the receiver and the magazine. Under the barrel there is the milimeter gauge markings 8.82 which the Germans were adopting after the old measure of the bore measurement based on the number of lead balls to fit in the barrel per pound. The Bö 29 is the stamp of Gebrűder Böhler the great Austrian steelmaking business supplied DWM with high-grade steel that was used in the production of the P08 barrels and so marked Bö26 or Bö29 for Böhlerstahl or Böhler steel. These are believed to be hardness test markings and are considered quite rare.

Above Left: On the top of the frame mounted in the breach block is the indicator "Loaded" auf deutsch "Geladen". Above Right: Looking up under the barrel we see the serial number and no suffix, the serial number on the receiver, side plate.

This Parabellum is in minty condition for a 108-year-old WWI gun that then saw service in the Weimar Republic.

Original grips are finely cut diamond shaped checkering made from mostly walnut but in some cases beechwood. Th original grips on military models were numbered and these grips are serial numbered to the gun. Firing pins were also numbered with the last two digits of the serial number.

Weimar Soldat

The proof marks are the amazing story of this guns. Telling us the gun served in WWI and shows the honest wear from the Battlefield. The last proof on the right is the DWM final inspection which has the Imperial Eagle.

With the Parabellum in full recoil and the side plate removed one can see the entire inside of this well-cared for Luger. The thumb safety is down putting the gun in 'Safe' raising the sear stop but still permitting cocking to load the gun on safe. The trigger is serial numbered under the side plate and the inside is minty.

The rear grip displays a Weimar unit marking for 2nd Regiment 13th company gun #12. World War I broke out in June 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian terrorist. After the war started fewer Lugers were unit Marked with the German Ministry of War documenting in November 1916 "For the duration of the war, markings of issue weapons can be dispensed with". This was a statement after-the-fact since fewer units had the time during mobilization for war to mark unit weapons. This weapon is marked in the style of the Weimar Republic.

This all matchiug 108 year old 9mm Parabellum is a veteran of WWI and carries its full heritage proudly.

The dated chamber 1914 represents the year that DWM fully adapted the hold-open and the other minor repairs and modifications it was making on the gun from field testing.

The extractor is marked GELADEN (Loaded) which although novel for the time 108 years ago, told the shooter both visually and tactilely the gun was loaded.

This is a excellent example of the 1914 Model Parabellum. A 1914 Chamber date for the Imperial Army is difficult to find as these guns was sent to the front immediately upon production. Germany was mass mobilizing and preparing to fight on two fronts.

It is entirely subjective to give any firearm a rating of excellent or fine, just as it is to declare it xx% blued or strawed. Few collectible weapons are out of the box new and these are premium priced. Bluing percentages is like Beauty, in the eye of the beholder. We strive to provide pictures so you can judge for yourself if the gun meets your criteria. Any questions or request for additional purchases email to josef@phoenixinvestmentarms.com This firearm is eligible for transfer to C&R permit holder, even in California. We are registered with CA DOJ for firearms shipment.

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