Up for bid today is this nice example of an uncommon variation DWM military/police Luger with 4" barrel chambered for 9mm. There are no import marks and the numbers match on everything down to one of the two magazines. This listing includes everything pictured including the pistol, two magazines, and E/655 marked takedown/loading tool as well as a new plano gun guard hard case.

The condition of this great pistol is pretty nice for a 96 year old service pistol. The right grip does appear to have some sort of putty near the top most likely for a more snug fit however they are not too dinged up and only show a small crack on the right grip near the putty. Much of the bluing remains to the metal with some of the usual scratching, handling marks, and holster wear. The bore is in nice shape with good strong rifling and just a bit of light frosting.

We had a hard time researching this one due to the rather uncommon nature of this pistol however we believe this to be a new production Weimar era military and police Luger. The right slide bears three ArA4 proof marks and it has the military style serial numbering which is correctly within the "a" suffix. There is what looks to be faint remnants of a unit marking on the grip strap but it is not possible to make out what it once read. Interestingly it does not have the magazine or sear safety that many of the police Luger's had.

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1920 is not the date of manufacture, it indicates the pistol is the property of the Weimar Republic.

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Nice.

That price seems OK to me, but I know nothing of the current market.

My high school buddy's dad had one, and I have no idea how much he paid for it, but after 65 years of inflation, I don't see $1200 as unreasonable for a good one with matching numbers.

Are you going to shoot it, or just admire it?

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Good.

They're fun, but wear a hat, because they throw the empties in unpredictable directions and you don't want one between your glasses and your eye.