Dirty Cryin' Shame

Big Norm, I beg to differ with your statement that this was the FIRST Artillery model. It is my understanding that the Government Arsenal at Erfurt made the first LPO8s, but since these were not coverered under DWM's licencing agreement with the Imperial Government for the P08, so DWM made them cease production, so that they could make them. Also, once WW1 started, I'm sure that Erfurt needed more space to make M98 rifles. Since so many phony 1914 DWM LPO8s have been made, it is probably a bad idea to try to restore a buffed reblued one missing the stock lug. If I saw it at a show, I'd probably dismiss it as another fake. Tom