Ray,
This is a very interesting Luger. The serial number places the original gun as made in 1920.
The fact that the barrel is stamped with the c/N proof mark suggests very strongly that this combination was assembled in Germany. That the barrel is not numbered suggests that this is a rebarrel, most likely intended for export to the US as shown by the GERMANY stamped on the frame. The GERMANY on the barrel suggests that it was originally intended to be sent to the US on its own, but assembled into this gun instead.
This gun most likely did not start out as a regular artillery, although it is interesting that the chamber is cut for the artillery sight--definitely a modification by someone who knew what they were doing. Also, there is no sight on the rear toggle.
Is this gun in .30 or 9mm?
One wonders if this might have been a special oder by a US customer?
--Dwight
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