Location: Various Manufacturers

Just before the turn of the 20th century, Georg Luger re-designed Borchardt semi-automatic pistol so that its mainspring was housed in rear of grip. Resulting pistol was to prove extremely successful and his name has become synonymous with the pistol despite the fact his name never appeared on it.&break;&break;These companies manufactured Luger pattern pistols at various times.&break;&break;1. DWM - Deutsch Waffen und Munitions - Berlin, Germany&break;2. The Royal Arsenal of Erfurt Germany&break;3. Simson & Company - Suhl, Germany&break;4. Mauser - Oberndorf, Germany&break;5. Vickers Ltd. - England&break;6. Waffenfabrik Bern - Bern, Switzerland&break;7. Heinrich Krieghoff - Suhl, Germany At least six pre-production Lugers are known to exist. On later production guns, matching numbered magazines enhance value. Matching magazines are more likely to be found on police Lugers than on military issue models. Unit marked military models will usually bring a premium.