December 13-15, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/15/2022
LP.08 manufactured by DWM during the last year of World War I. The receiver is stamped "1918" over the chamber with DWM arsenal proofs on the right. Toggle bears the intertwined "DWM" monogram. Major metal components are rust blued, with some smaller components being strawed and nitre blued. Frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered wood grips. All numbers are matching with the exception of the grips, which are unnumbered, as well as the magazine, which is a post-WWI commercial replacement. CONDITION: Metal components retain the majority of their arsenal applied blue finish, exhibiting some spots of light surface oxidation as well as areas of wear and thinning overall that shows through to gray and brown patinas. Strawed components exhibit wear and thinning overall, with some areas of light age related discoloration. Bore is bright, exhibiting moderate oxidation, and retaining good rifling throughout. Grips show a few scattered marks from handling and storage, as well as a few nicks to the diamonds, but are otherwise fine. MLW