New Luger 1939- S/42 w/sear safety

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by nukem556

Well, cool...who would have thought there were so many Floydians on the Luger Forum?

in the same spirit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA5POB9bqSQ

...a sight clearance notch in the receiver characterizes an artillery model...

Guys, here's a way to look at it: Though Artillery Lugers absolutely needed the top fronts of the barrel extensions relieved to allow the tangent sight mounted on the barrel to fully function, is it not true that after a certain date (1914 comes to mind, for no coherent reason.) all P.08 barrel extensions (military, at least) had the same relief, regardless of ultimate configuration? I remember reading a possible explanation, that to do them all actually was more efficient than keeping them sorted out.

So, wouldn't one resort to the serial number of a P.08 converted from an LP.08 to have any clue to discovering this conversion? I'm thinking other clues would be marks documenting the conversion, characteristics of the replacement (or not) barrel, and maybe the rear toggle link, which would be swapped in--to provide a rear sight to replace the tangent sight on the former long barrel.

So, does the notch on my 1917/1920 DWM military mean it was originally an Artie, or was it made since the cut bacame typical? I know this started out being about a police Luger, but now I'm wondering.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

So, does the notch on my 1917/1920 DWM military mean it was originally an Artie, or was it made since the cut bacame typical? I know this started out being about a police Luger, but now I'm wondering.

If whcoyote is correct (and why not?), then only Erfurts had the notch without actually being artilleries. Your DWM would have been an artillery originally. DWM would have added the extra machining step for arties; Erfurt decided to make them all with the notch (until artilleries were discontinued - in 1914 you say?).

Makes sense. Or as much sense as anything in the Luger world.

Let's keep going. Discussion poses more questions; which prompts more answers.