Dad's parabellum, odd etchings?

**Julekpl** · 01-02-2012, 05:15 AM

Hello here is Julekpl. Here I am with some questions about dad's parabellum. It was given to him as a gift, and we could never figure out anything about it. It does have a few eagles here and there, no swastikas, the safety is in German (I believe) and this is all I know. I have found an eagle engraving on the barrel which also has the number 33 on it (1933?). Any thoughts? Thanks

**talltom** · 01-02-2012, 10:11 AM

i think the eagles are weimar, it looks to have all matching numbers which is good

**talltom** · 01-02-2012, 10:15 AM

have a look at ingrids reply to this thread https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/firea...rkings-130737/ post 10

**Richie B** · 01-02-2012, 10:33 AM

It appears to have the remains of the DWM monogram on the toggle.

There is also what appears to be a US importer's mark - ??? IMP WPB FL.

Possibly someone called Pedro Bello - West Palm Beach Florida.

**habicht** · 01-02-2012, 04:02 PM

It is a 1920's DWM commercial that was taken into police service and the Weimar proofs added. It also has a police sear safety added in the late Weimar years.

**Julekpl** · 01-02-2012, 04:06 PM

my dad actually got this from a friend in south Florida, so I guess it is an import stamp. Does the wiemar stamp with the 33 make it pre war then? 1933? I tried to look for more etchings, but most are scratched down. And what exactly is DWM? I'm not entrily familiar with this. Thank you all

**samnev** · 01-02-2012, 04:56 PM

by Julekpl

my dad actually got this from a friend in south Florida, so I guess it is an import stamp. Does the wiemar stamp with the 33 make it pre war then? 1933? I tried to look for more etchings, but most are scratched down. And what exactly is DWM? I'm not entrily familiar with this. Thank you all

DWM means, Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) who produced many German weapons. Many of the early Mauser's like the 1891, the 1895, and others were produced by Lowe & Company who were eventually taken over by DWM.