Rare 1923 DWM American Eagle Luger - A.F. Stoeger Marked

Description

5/7/25 - This is a rare 1923 DWM Luger sold in the US commercial market in the 1920's. Chambered in .30 Luger. It has an American Eagle seal on the chamber, an A.F. Stoeger retailer marking on the right side of the slide, and a legend along the right side rail that reads "Genuine Luger - Registered U.S. Patent Office". The firm of A.F. Stoeger Inc became the sole importer of DWM Luger pistols in the United States in 1922. This is a very scarce model with less than 1,000 guns made in several configurations. Pistol is serial #78698, which falls into the correct range and has matching visible numbers but the magazine and grips. Action is smooth and functions fine. The finish and complete gun is professionally restored to near 100% including the "straw" color on the small parts. Checkered walnut grips are of the era with a good fit, a small chip on the upper rear of the left side and have nonmatching numbers on the inside. Correct type bright metal body magazine also fits and functions fine with a non-matching number on the wood base. A seldom seen and very desirable A.F. Stoeger retailer marked American Eagle Luger with the scarce "safe-loaded" features. The rifling in the bore is fairly worn with minor pitting throughout.