1918 DWM?

Gypsey, Very nice pistol and rig. The condition certainly is stunning. Grips and bluing as well as strawing is really pretty. Are you certain it was stored in it's holster all this time?

The holster is much later than the pistol and the wooden mags are from an earlier time. I suspect the pistol conversion and mags are more towards the Weimar period, 1920-1930. Of course it is a WW1 piece but I am speaking of it's conversion from an Army pistol to Police. I believe it was around 1928 that the conversion from wooden mags to aluminum was started.
To answere your questions, yes it has collector status. The pistol with two authentic matching mags is rare actually. I would guess only one pistol in ten has a matching mag. The condition throws it into a pretty nice area too, lots of Police pistols saw some pretty extended service and one in the condition this one is in, is sought after by any collector.
If I had to mention any drawback it would have to be the mismatch on the holster. This is unfortunate but unavoidable of course. Not a deal killer but most collectors would much prefer that they match.If they did you could expect to add a certain percentage to the overall value. As it is you have to subtract it. The holster and tool still have value in and of themselves but the true value is contained in the pistol and matching mags.
I would guess the pistol with matching mags would be in the $1800.00 to $2000.00 range to a collector who wanted this.
I would say the holster and tool would be in the $300.00 range from what I can see on condition unless you found someone with the pistol that belongs in it! Then he would be willing to pay much more however the likelyhood of that happening is remote to say the least.
Since it was your Fathers I would guess it will never be sold, at least not by you. I would think not anyway. Hope this helps, Jerry Burney

taudelt;
I agree , I've read that here. When I looked at this weapon several years ago , it had recently been stored in holster with both in plastic bag . This had caused the brass fittings on holster to begin growing a green "mold" . I removed both from plastic bag from then on. The green stuff I removed with 000 steel wool. Upon receipt of this piece I disassembled ,cleaned and oiled it. It now resides in its'holster in a safe. I may take your advice and remove from holster for storage.

keoki7;
There are no grip strap markings.

I had the chance to ask about the details of the capturing of this weapon by my father. As I mentioned he was a Combat Infantryman in the 44th Infantry division. As a 22 year old Sargeant in a mortar squad , his company captured a small town/village in the Black Forest area of Germany.One of the captured prisoners was a Colonel. My father remembers when he initially asked the officer to surrender his side-arm , the Colonel protested , invoking the rules of the Geneva Convention , saying that an officer was allowed to keep his side-arm for protection from his own troops. My father said the issue was resolved in short order and the Colonel was glad to surrender his side-arm . So , the above weapon was captured under combat conditions from a German officer.
I just wanted to share this bit of historic trivia .