Luger Artillery Barrel manufacturing question

John Sabato · 07-09-2003, 04:12 PM

I have always wondered if the barrels used on Artillery Lugers were machined from round pre-rifled barrel stock that was large enough to produce the rear sight mounting (dovetail) or if the raw barrels were actually forged into the rough shape before machining, drilling, rifling and chambering...

Any of the collectors of Artillery Lugers out there know the answer? I have my own suspicions about the answer, but I would like to solicit others opinions before I begin theorizing in print

07-09-2003, 04:12 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Luger Artillery Barrel manufacturing question I have always wondered if the barrels used on Artillery Lugers were machined from round pre-rifled barrel stock that was large enough to produce the rear sight mounting (dovetail) or if the raw barrels were actually forged into the rough shape before machining, drilling, rifling and chambering... Any of the collectors of Artillery Lugers out there know the answer? I have my own suspicions about the answer, but I would like to solicit others opinions before I begin theorizing in print __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*