Need info on 1916 DWM Luger

gmlehmann · 04-01-2013, 05:06 PM

Hope I’m posting to the correct message board. I’m by no means very knowledgeable regarding this so any help/insight would be appreciated.

I have a 1916 DWM Luger that my late father acquired from someone around/after WWII; overall it is in what I would say appears to be in very good condition.

Serial number below barrel on front says 7685 and 85 appears in many other locations; only mismatch I've found is on the rear portion of the cocking lever that says 46. There are 2 original mags w/wooden bases, one marked 5847, the other 4558.

The front area of the pistol grip is stamped with 139.R. 9. c.

Also have brown leather holster with imprinting on the back that says: Auwaerter & Bubeck, A.G., Stuttgart; Also has a date printed that says 1936. There is a ½ inch cut off the bottom front tip, likely with a knife from the looks of the sharp edges of the cut; not sure the reason this may have been done, (drainage/air flow perhaps?).

Also, does anyone have an idea of an approximate value and also if it would hurt the value to clean and oil this gun?

04-01-2013, 05:06 PM	#1
gmlehmann User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 41 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Need info on 1916 DWM Luger Hope I’m posting to the correct message board. I’m by no means very knowledgeable regarding this so any help/insight would be appreciated. I have a 1916 DWM Luger that my late father acquired from someone around/after WWII; overall it is in what I would say appears to be in very good condition. Serial number below barrel on front says 7685 and 85 appears in many other locations; only mismatch I've found is on the rear portion of the cocking lever that says 46. There are 2 original mags w/wooden bases, one marked 5847, the other 4558. The front area of the pistol grip is stamped with 139.R. 9. c. Also have brown leather holster with imprinting on the back that says: Auwaerter & Bubeck, A.G., Stuttgart; Also has a date printed that says 1936. There is a ½ inch cut off the bottom front tip, likely with a knife from the looks of the sharp edges of the cut; not sure the reason this may have been done, (drainage/air flow perhaps?). Also, does anyone have an idea of an approximate value and also if it would hurt the value to clean and oil this gun?