**DWM Artillery Luger Pistol with Matching Shoulder Board/Holster

World War I

9mm Para. 7.9" barrel length. SN: 1464a. Blued metal finish with nitre blued and straw colored small parts mounting checkered walnut two-piece grips. Short recoil operated striker action toggle locked autoloading pistol fed by detachable single stack magazines. Item shows a commercial {Crown/N} mark to left barrel extension with date mark ground off of barrel extension. Item shows the Imperial German {Reichsadler} mark on the barrel and breechblock, with further scattered Gothic letter inspection marks. Lack of such marks on barrel extension suggests this part may have been replaced, or had them removed. Serial numbers mixed with nonfluted nonmatching firing pin. Item comes with a WWII vintage aluminum base plug magazine. Combination shoulder-board and holster struck with a worn down {Crown/Gothic S}, and the socket serial number mark reading 1464a, matching the pistol. Inner flap of the holster stamped with the maker marking F. Fischer/RGP/1915. Further accessories include a Waffenamt marked WWII vintage disassembly tool, and a nickel plated cleaning rod. {C&R}

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Good. Bore is dirty with patina throughout and some pinpoint pitting. Metal finish ground off of forward barrel extension with a thin blue overall fading to gray to brown patina. Mottling to small parts. Grips with handling wear, dents, and some skips. Fit of grips has been tightened with the addition of paper bolsters hidden by grip screws. Holster leather remains supple with cracking, crazing, and some wastage at the edges. Tie down strap and strap are torn through.