The DWM Luger Carbine was intended as a substitute for the light hunting rifles then available on the market, being highly compact when disassembled and light and easy to maneuver when together. Reportedly, Kaiser Wilhelm II favored the Luger Carbine for European medium-sized game, the compact weapon being easier to manage with the handicap of his weakened left arm. Ramp blade front and sliding rear sight graduated from 100 to 300 meters, with the early pattern recessed bolt and dished toggle knobs with toggle lock mechanism and "DWM" front toggle link. The small parts are finished in fine straw or niter blue colors, with a checkered Schnabel-tip forearm, nickel finished magazine with wood base, and a detachable stock with blued mounting iron, checkered wrist and serrated horn buttplate. The magazine is unnumbered, and the toggle assembly is numbered "990" and "90", but the other components are matching in a "commercial" numbering pattern, including the forearm wood, forearm mounting iron, the grip panels and the stock iron. Provenance: The Art Buchanan Collection