Picked this one up at my friend's insistence. This one is neat for a variety of reasons. It started life as a 1920 DWM manufactured for the military. It bears the 1920 property mark, as well as the manufacture date, making a cool instance of double 1920s. (It would have been funny if the SN was 1920 as well.. it's damn close)
It likely remained in military hands until the late 1930s; whereby it served in a police capacity. It went to police use late enough to avoid the police grip safety, but early enough to receive the Schiwy safety on the sear.
The pistol is unit marked, but I can't quite figure it out-- S. P. O. 1. 26. (My first guess was the Ostpreussen Police School, but not 100%.)
The magazine is the original spare drawn steel Haenel and it fortunately matches.
I've always found these early 20s military lugers interesting and they don't seem to show up much-- the police connection was just a bonus.
It likely remained in military hands until the late 1930s; whereby it served in a police capacity. It went to police use late enough to avoid the police grip safety, but early enough to receive the Schiwy safety on the sear.
The pistol is unit marked, but I can't quite figure it out-- S. P. O. 1. 26. (My first guess was the Ostpreussen Police School, but not 100%.)
The magazine is the original spare drawn steel Haenel and it fortunately matches.
I've always found these early 20s military lugers interesting and they don't seem to show up much-- the police connection was just a bonus.
