1916 DWM Marks

Fazer · 10-05-2012, 10:25 AM

Can anyone explain the frame and barel makrs for me please. Sorry about the quality.

Neil Young · 10-05-2012, 11:16 AM

The three marks on the left on the frame are accceptance stamps placed during various stages of manufacture. The eagles are proof marks.

Fazer · 10-05-2012, 08:37 PM

Are all DWM barrels proof marked

Neil Young · 10-05-2012, 10:55 PM

I think for the most part they are proof marked. However, some of the earlier DWM barrels are not. For instance, we have established that a good percentage of 1902 models were not proofed. Someone with much more experience than me can be more specific.

MFC · 10-06-2012, 01:08 AM

All military production should be proofed, not including test pieces and some contracts like the 1906 Brazillian which don't have proofs on the barrels. In addition to the 1902 models that Neil mentioned, some 1906 American Eagles were not proofed at all.

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Fazer Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Perth, West Oz Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	1916 DWM Marks Can anyone explain the frame and barel makrs for me please. Sorry about the quality.

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Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	The three marks on the left on the frame are accceptance stamps placed during various stages of manufacture. The eagles are proof marks. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

10-05-2012, 10:55 PM	#4
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	I think for the most part they are proof marked. However, some of the earlier DWM barrels are not. For instance, we have established that a good percentage of 1902 models were not proofed. Someone with much more experience than me can be more specific. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

10-06-2012, 01:08 AM	#5
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	All military production should be proofed, not including test pieces and some contracts like the 1906 Brazillian which don't have proofs on the barrels. In addition to the 1902 models that Neil mentioned, some 1906 American Eagles were not proofed at all. __________________ Mike C.

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Fazer Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Perth, West Oz Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Are all DWM barrels proof marked