LugerForum Discussion Forums my profile | register | faq | search
upload photo | donate | calendar

Go Back   LugerForum Discussion Forums > Luger Discussion Forums > New Collectors Forum

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Unread 06-02-2008, 08:15 PM   #1
barr44
User
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: york co., va
Posts: 153
Thanks: 27
Thanked 35 Times in 21 Posts
Default Recently acquired Artillery Luger?

I have recently acquired a 1917 DWM artillery luger. The pistol is in good shape with the bore being very good, deep grooves and shiny lands. The gun probably retains about 85% of the original bluing with some brown patina in areas. All of the parts no. match except for the sideplate which looks to be of the same age as the rest of the gun but has an off number on the bottom edge like you find on the commercial guns. The takedown lever is strawed but un-numbered. The magazine is of the correct tin-plated with the wooden bottom but it's no. doesn't match the number of the gun. I'm assuming that the takedown lever and sideplate have been replaced at some time. The grips are not numbered but they do have waffen marks, looks to be 655. Could the grips be original to the gun or more likely have been changed at a later date?
If this gun were used by the army in WWII, would they have put the acceptance marks of the time on it? The only acceptance marks on the gun itself are those from the WWI time frame.
As always, I would appreciate any info which you folks would care to extend to me. It seems that the more I learn about these guns the less I seem to know!
Thanks, barr.
barr44 is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:32 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2025, Lugerforum.com