New Artillery

arabitogu · 11-25-2008, 02:46 PM

Hi there,

just picked up two new artillery:

1917 DWM unit marked and 1917/1920 DWM.

This is my small artillery collection. From the top:

1914 Erfurt
1917 DWM both sight fine tuned
1917 DWM rear sight only
1917 DWM no sight fine tune
1917/1920 DWM rear sight only

Ciao

Alberto

George Anderson · 11-25-2008, 06:12 PM

May we see the unit mark and detailed photos of the LP08?

arabitogu · 11-26-2008, 09:18 AM

Hello George,

actually i have only the detail of the unit mark. I'll post more pics of this gun soon.

Ciao

Alberto

George Anderson · 11-26-2008, 09:52 AM

Alberto, thanks for the photo. I look forward to seeing more details of the pistol.

arabitogu · 11-27-2008, 05:38 PM

George,

more pics. sorry for the quality but is taken with artificial light. The sun light is better

Ciao

Alberto

George Anderson · 11-27-2008, 09:51 PM

Alberto, there are parts of the unit mark thaat I acn not read. What exactly is the unit mark? Can you write it out for us?
Thanks.

Ron Wood · 11-28-2008, 12:20 AM

George,
I fooled around with the image and came up with something that doesn't make a lot of sense...perhaps you can point us in the right direction. It looks like - 1.B.23/r. - to me,

George Anderson · 11-28-2008, 09:19 AM

It's an odd one, perhaps Reichswehr.

ChannelIsles · 11-28-2008, 01:06 PM

Could it be 1.B.234. ?
The 4 may be poorly struck.

Ron Smith · 11-28-2008, 01:41 PM

I think Geo is correct. It's an early Reichswehr mark. 1st Battery 23rd Artillery Regt./reitende abteilung. A mounted messenger for an Artillery unit. A very neat unit mark...

Ron

arabitogu · 11-28-2008, 02:57 PM

Hi all,

i'll check better and i'll write the mark.

Ciao

Alberto

arabitogu · 11-28-2008, 05:45 PM

Difficult to say.

It could be 234 or 23/r.

Attached more pics with the detail of the number.

Alberto

George Anderson · 11-28-2008, 11:28 PM

With this clarification my thought is First Bavarian Infantry Regiment, weapon 234. I may be way off but the mark is not according to any German army directives Imperial or Weimar.

Ron Smith · 11-29-2008, 10:48 AM

An odd marking. I was really hoping that it was /r. Reitende markings are rare.

11-28-2008, 12:20 AM	#7
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,120 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	George, I fooled around with the image and came up with something that doesn't make a lot of sense...perhaps you can point us in the right direction. It looks like - 1.B.23/r. - to me, __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

11-28-2008, 01:41 PM	#10
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I think Geo is correct. It's an early Reichswehr mark. 1st Battery 23rd Artillery Regt./reitende abteilung. A mounted messenger for an Artillery unit. A very neat unit mark... Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

11-29-2008, 10:48 AM	#14
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	An odd marking. I was really hoping that it was /r. Reitende markings are rare. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

11-25-2008, 06:12 PM	#2
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	May we see the unit mark and detailed photos of the LP08?

11-26-2008, 09:52 AM	#4
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Alberto, thanks for the photo. I look forward to seeing more details of the pistol.

11-27-2008, 09:51 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Alberto, there are parts of the unit mark thaat I acn not read. What exactly is the unit mark? Can you write it out for us? Thanks.

11-28-2008, 09:19 AM	#8
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	It's an odd one, perhaps Reichswehr.

11-28-2008, 01:06 PM	#9
ChannelIsles User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jersey Channel Islands Posts: 156 Thanks: 8 Thanked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Could it be 1.B.234. ? The 4 may be poorly struck.

11-28-2008, 02:57 PM	#11
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi all, i'll check better and i'll write the mark. Ciao Alberto

11-28-2008, 11:28 PM	#13
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	With this clarification my thought is First Bavarian Infantry Regiment, weapon 234. I may be way off but the mark is not according to any German army directives Imperial or Weimar.