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Unread 04-26-2006, 03:34 PM   #21
Dwight Gruber
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E-Ed,

Pete is right on the money. Fwiw I have one of those made-up Artilleries--a 1911 Erfurt which has had a commercial artillery barrel (GERMANY marked) put on it, with a standard rear sight--a very weird bird.

I'm not trying to suggest that there is anything "wrong" with your pistol, there is every possibility that it is originally an LP-08 rebarrelled with a fresh artillery barrel. This is an interesting gun, and it affords us the practical opportunity to learn more about commercial rework practices in Weimar Germany.

--Dwight
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