1917 Artillery..good or bad?

Dwight Gruber · 04-26-2006, 03:34 PM

E-Ed,

Pete is right on the money. Fwiw I have one of those made-up Artilleries--a 1911 Erfurt which has had a commercial artillery barrel (GERMANY marked) put on it, with a standard rear sight--a very weird bird.

I'm not trying to suggest that there is anything "wrong" with your pistol, there is every possibility that it is originally an LP-08 rebarrelled with a fresh artillery barrel. This is an interesting gun, and it affords us the practical opportunity to learn more about commercial rework practices in Weimar Germany.

--Dwight

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04-26-2006, 03:34 PM	#21
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	E-Ed, Pete is right on the money. Fwiw I have one of those made-up Artilleries--a 1911 Erfurt which has had a commercial artillery barrel (GERMANY marked) put on it, with a standard rear sight--a very weird bird. I'm not trying to suggest that there is anything "wrong" with your pistol, there is every possibility that it is originally an LP-08 rebarrelled with a fresh artillery barrel. This is an interesting gun, and it affords us the practical opportunity to learn more about commercial rework practices in Weimar Germany. --Dwight