The tangent mounted rear sights of the Navy and early carbine Lugers were much lighter and more robust than the ladder sights of the LP08 and could withstand the shock of the toggle action. There is no way that the heavy ladder type sight of the LP08 would have held up to the inertial forces imparted by the moving parts of the toggle assembly.
The increased sight radius necessary for precise aiming was achieved by the longer barrel of the “Artillery” Luger. The extreme range promised by the LP08 sight is certainly optimistic; however I would not want to be on the receiving end of a shot by a skilled marksman using the extended range offered by the LP08 sights.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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