SOLD - Rare 1908 DWM Luger - Bulgarian Contract

Description

3/28/24 - This is a nice example of an all original, unaltered 1908 DWM Bulgarian contract Luger pistol. There were exactly 10,000 of these pistols ordered by Bulgaria in the 1908-10 time frame. This is a very difficult example to obtain in original unaltered condition (such as this example) as they saw heavy use in both the WWI and WW2, having been rebuilt at least once or twice by DWM. The chamber is marked with the DWM scroll monogram and unique Bulgarian Crest on top of the front toggle. The right side of the barrel extension is stamped with a single "Bulgarian Rampant Lion" acceptance/proof mark with no other acceptance proofs. The lower safety lever area is marked "FIRE" and the left side of the extractor is marked "LOADED" both in Cyrillic lettering. The pistol has all matching numbers with roughly 85% blue remaining. Wear around the muzzle, high edges in general, on the side plate, and on the front strap. Brown patina on the grip straps. Fitted with fairly worn matching-numbered wood grips. Comes with a mismatched magazine. Original lanyard ring is intact. Rifling in the bore is fairly worn.