Artillery Luger

[Big Norm]

I bought the magazine 'Americam Handgunner' Sept/Oct issue and found it interesting and I agree with the writings of the people on the forum. It was timely for me because I just acquired six rounds of the original ammo that the magazine article described (cylindro-conoidal bullet with a flat tip). My first reaction was 'What the heck is this?'. The article saved me from just using them up. My ammo was made by W.R.A.Co.


Then I got interested in the photograghy, The pictures looked great until I took a closer look. The side plate looked a bit rough and there was some pitting on the rear 'rabbit ears. But that OK. The gun and the photography were very good.


But in an earlier discussion on the 1914 chamber dated DWM artillery I made the statement that all artillery barrels were made at Erfurt. I was rightfully challenged on this statement. Beaten but not bowed, I have not given up. The picture in the magazine was of a 1918 artillery. But has anybody noticed that it has an Erfurt army proof mark on the barrel? While the picture of the proof mark isn't great, the Erfurt eagles bird legs can still be seen sticking out to the side.

Big Norm