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1910 DWM, SERIAL NUMBER 8783c, 13 HUSSAR, DETAILS AND WAR HISTORY
DWM military Lugers manufactured during 1910 are dated 1910 over the chamber and bear commercial (hidden) style serial number placement. They are reported in the 3580b to 5531e serial range and were manufactured without hold open or stock lug. There is considerable overlap in serial range with the 1911 DWM. About 17,000 were manufactured.
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Figure 1. Left slant view of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c. The serial number placement is hidden (commercial style).
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Figure 2. Top view of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c.
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Figure 3. Right side of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c.
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Figure 4. Right receiver and barrel of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c showing the proofs and acceptance stamps. The receiver proof and acceptance stamps are fairly sharp on this example. According to a May 6,1913 directive all P08's in service without a hold open were to have the hold open retrofitted. This was accomplished by Erfurt. A small crown / gothic letter, located under the frame rail, indicates a hold open was retrofitting to this Luger. The pin added to retain the hold open is properly in the white. Also, some of the sights were modified at the same timt as the hold open was added. This was also indicated by a small crown / gothic letter on the left side of the front sight.
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Figure 5. Front of frame and bottom of barrel of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c. Note the halo around the digits of the barrel serial number and lack of halo on the frame serial number. The barrel serial number is through the blue.
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Figure 6. Proper magazine for 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c. The large numbers without letter suffix aligned with the long axis of the magazine bottom were used on DWM military contract Lugers until the e suffix range of 1911.
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Figure 7. Front of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c showing the Prussian Hussar unit markings..
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Figure 8. To continue go to: 1900-1918: Lugers Unit Markings, and see 1910 DWM, SN 8783c, 13 HUSSAR for details of Lugers history and related unit marked accessories.
DWM military Lugers manufactured during 1910 are dated 1910 over the chamber and bear commercial (hidden) style serial number placement. They are reported in the 3580b to 5531e serial range and were manufactured without hold open or stock lug. There is considerable overlap in serial range with the 1911 DWM. About 17,000 were manufactured.
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Figure 1. Left slant view of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c. The serial number placement is hidden (commercial style).
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Figure 2. Top view of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c.
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Figure 3. Right side of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c.
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Figure 4. Right receiver and barrel of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c showing the proofs and acceptance stamps. The receiver proof and acceptance stamps are fairly sharp on this example. According to a May 6,1913 directive all P08's in service without a hold open were to have the hold open retrofitted. This was accomplished by Erfurt. A small crown / gothic letter, located under the frame rail, indicates a hold open was retrofitting to this Luger. The pin added to retain the hold open is properly in the white. Also, some of the sights were modified at the same timt as the hold open was added. This was also indicated by a small crown / gothic letter on the left side of the front sight.
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Figure 5. Front of frame and bottom of barrel of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c. Note the halo around the digits of the barrel serial number and lack of halo on the frame serial number. The barrel serial number is through the blue.
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Figure 6. Proper magazine for 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c. The large numbers without letter suffix aligned with the long axis of the magazine bottom were used on DWM military contract Lugers until the e suffix range of 1911.
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Figure 7. Front of 1910 DWM, serial number 8783c showing the Prussian Hussar unit markings..
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Figure 8. To continue go to: 1900-1918: Lugers Unit Markings, and see 1910 DWM, SN 8783c, 13 HUSSAR for details of Lugers history and related unit marked accessories.