My friend Joe Wotka helped me to dig up the following information regarding the original owner of the unique Navy Luger "Gouv.Kiau." rig:
Leutnant Fritz Schleissner
Born September 13, 1876
Entered Navy October 1894
Served as enlisted ordnanceman in various ranks
Commissioned Ordnance Lieutenant July 23, 1912
Assigned Artillery Depot in Tientsin, China 1914
Japanese POW 1914 รข?? 1918
Promoted to Ordnance Senior Lieutenant October 1915
Discharged March 8, 1920
Promoted to Ordnance Captain (Feuerwerks Kaptainleutnant) April 12, 1920
Entered the Reichsmarine and was serving as "Navy Engineer" at the Cruxhaven Artillery Depot in 1924.
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