DWM Luger Naval models, with board stock
Official wording
Luger, DWM, original models 1904, 1906, 1908, 1914, and 1920, Naval pistols, cal.’s 9mm Parabellum or 7.65mm, in both the Commercial and Naval military varieties; in both altered and unaltered barrel lengths in the Model 1904 and in both altered and unaltered safety markings in the Model 1906; with original board-type detachable shoulder stocks bearing brass or iron discs, with or without markings, or, if without brass or iron discs, being of the Navy flat board-type. This exemption applies only to the listed Naval Luger pistols if mated to the Naval Luger stock and will not apply if the Naval Luger pistol is mated to the Artillery stock. The Naval stock has an overall dimension of 12-3/4", a rear width of 4-5/8", a front width of 1-1/2", a rear thickness of 9/16", and a front thickness of l-3/16".
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “bearing brass or iron discs”
- ATF REQUIRESMarkings as the ATF wording states: “in both altered and unaltered barrel lengths in the Model 1904 and in both altered and unaltered safety markings in the Model 1906”
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “original models 1904”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with original board-type detachable shoulder stocks”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “has an overall dimension of 12-3/4", a rear width of 4-5/8", a front width of 1-1/2", a rear thickness of 9/16", and a front thickness of l-3/16"”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1904–1920.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Deutsche Waffen- und MunitionsfabrikenBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- 9mm Parabellum, 7.65mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1904–1920production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ³
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 25 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, country: Wikipedia: origin German Empire; DWM the original maker
- 2. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, action: semi-automatic pistol, toggle-locked short recoil
- 3. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): the "Marinepistole 1904" was adopted by the Imperial German Navy (start 1904); base-model range 1900–1953; the 1920 end is our estimate
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Luger IMG 6768-retouched.jpg” by Luger_IMG_6768.jpg: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Luger pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Pistole Parabellum or Parabellum-Pistole, commonly known as just the Luger or Luger P08, is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The Luger was produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1949.