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I'm debating taking this old girl to the Atlanta gun show at the Atlanta expo center tomorrow but was wondering what I should realistically expect and what would this rate condition wise?
All matching except for the firing pin. Non rebuild early no prefix (as far as I can tell)1918 DWM P08. Was issued to the Berlin police after WWI. Original finish is about 80-90% and a good bit of strawing left on the small parts.
 

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DWM production, Looks like a Hza recondition proof mark on the right side. Would need to see the barrel top. A lupe could tell if it had been refinished - some have been. Also need to see the markings under the safety. The cast mag bottoms reportedly came out in 1923. The crossed-out SB (Berlin police) might indicate it was a captured pistol. The number next to the SB is different than the other numbers on the pistol.
 
Grips are numbered and match. Pretty sure it wasn't a captured pistol I was under the impression the capture marks are an "X". The lined out numbers were probably done once it was taken out of police service. The numbers after the SB are police issue/rack numbers which are unrelated to serial numbers. The proofs on the right and under the barrel are military acceptance marks. HZA rework stamps look like these pictured.
 

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