German officers in 1914 were not issued pistols, they had to buy them. Of all German rankers in the 1914 Army, the field artillery man was most likely to be carrying a P08 as authorized issue to enlisted field artillerymen was 100%. This is followed by Ersatz MG companies where 99% of the other ranks were issued P08s, then Medics (Sanitaets) at 87% and Machinegun Companies at 86%.
Of course the above would be at full issue but in 1914 the P08 was still in limited supply so ersatz pistols like the C96 Mauser and '07 Dreyse were often substituted.
Source: "Handbuch Deutscher Waffenstempel"
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