In 95% original condition, we have a German Imperial Navy DWM 1906 1st Issue Altered Luger Pistol. The pistol is matching to include the original factory issued matching numbered mag, which is almost unheard of in a Naval Luger of this time frame and is a HUGE PLUS. This Luger is unit marked on the back of the grips strap W.W. for Werft zu Wilhelmshaven, The Naval Dockyard at Wihelmshaven. The original finish is intact and the halos are still visible on the bottom of the barrel. The bore is decent but not mint. This pistol has the “Altered Safety with the position being reversed from the original setting to show safe in the downward position and the old safe marking milled off.
The First Variation Naval Lugers are probably the most famous and sought after of all Lugers and they are probably the most Iconic and cherished of all Lugers; The olde timer collectors of lugers were almost cult-like in there devotion to these 6 inch Naval pistols and they practically worshiped them. When I was a kid they were the ultimate pistol for sophisticated collectors and they still are. This is a very attractive example that is made so much more desirable by being one of the handful that still retain an original magazine
