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Mike, I will chime in and add my congratulations on aquiring a matching stocked Artillery Luger. These are rare to say the least.
I am anxious to hear your opinion of the name on the front, whether or not it is a soldier's name or just someone with a good hand who wanted to autograph the holster.
The name embossed on the front of your Artillery is and will likely always remain a mystery. It is nicely done..in stamps. Very uncommon actually to see. Mostly Soldiers simply scratched their name on or wrote it with a pen.
I am guessing this was not done by the German Soldier who was issued the pistol as this would have been prohibited in his German military unit.
So...you have to assume it was some subsequent owner. The Soldier who captured it or whoever ended up with it somewhere along the line. It is lost to history. It is not a Military mark. Only markings that are common to all holsters of a type can be understood. This one will never be deciphered for sure.
A beautiful pistol and very nice accoutrements though. Thanks for sharing.
Jerry Burney