1917 Artillery..good or bad?

Dwight Gruber · 04-23-2006, 02:23 PM

E-Ed,

The commercial c/N proof on the barrel would not necessarily have been done specifically for an export market. Check to see if there is an eagle proof stamped on the right side of the barrel near the receiver, also for the possibility of a c/letter stamp on the left side. If the right-side eagle is not present, the c/N suggests a commercial rebarrel. Check the front edge of the top of the receiver to see if it is notched--relieved--for the back edge of the tangent sight. If it is not, the gun was not originally an Artillery model.

Re-proofing an unmodified military Luger for the commercial market--particularly for out-of-country (US) sale implied by the GERMANY mark-- would be unusual.

The "weird symbol" makes one intensely curious. Any chance of a photograph?

The takedown lever is numbered in the hidden, commercial style, and under the circumstances must be a replacement.

--Dwight

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04-23-2006, 02:23 PM	#6
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	E-Ed, The commercial c/N proof on the barrel would not necessarily have been done specifically for an export market. Check to see if there is an eagle proof stamped on the right side of the barrel near the receiver, also for the possibility of a c/letter stamp on the left side. If the right-side eagle is not present, the c/N suggests a commercial rebarrel. Check the front edge of the top of the receiver to see if it is notched--relieved--for the back edge of the tangent sight. If it is not, the gun was not originally an Artillery model. Re-proofing an unmodified military Luger for the commercial market--particularly for out-of-country (US) sale implied by the GERMANY mark-- would be unusual. The "weird symbol" makes one intensely curious. Any chance of a photograph? The takedown lever is numbered in the hidden, commercial style, and under the circumstances must be a replacement. --Dwight