1914 DWM Luger

[Johnny Peppers]

DWM started putting the hold-open on the P.08 in 1913, but some of the 1914 dated P.08 pistols don't have the feature. The stock lug was also added in 1913, but in 1914 some of the pistols still didn't have it. Your 1914 still has the old style sear bar, which would have been altered if it had gone back to have the hold-open added.

A nice find as the earlier P.08 was made in more limited numbers, and attrition accounted for a number of the earlier pistols.

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[vintage hunter]

Am I correct in thinking the ''a'' in the s/n is a production series and that a certian # were made during that particular series' run time? Is there any information available on P 08's that would allow one to narrow the production date down to a particular month?