"Commercial Artillery"?

danielsand · 05-19-2015, 06:42 PM

"Artillery Lugers" and "Luger Carbines" were most certainly sold as "commercial" (civilian) pistols.

Bare in mind that the term "Artillery" was (mostly) American moniker (because it was issued primarily to artillery units), but in reality the pistols were called "Lange Pistole 08", and as such were sold to civilian market. They were EXPENSIVE for the time, and MANY land owners/industrialists/nobility purchased them.

My mother brought one as a trophy from the war, and this type of Luger was commonly called "The Stork" (as my mom called it) in the Balkans. I guess the long barrel resembled dis-proportionally long legs on the bird.

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05-19-2015, 06:42 PM	#14
danielsand User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 137 Thanks: 52 Thanked 100 Times in 43 Posts	"Artillery Lugers" and "Luger Carbines" were most certainly sold as "commercial" (civilian) pistols. Bare in mind that the term "Artillery" was (mostly) American moniker (because it was issued primarily to artillery units), but in reality the pistols were called "Lange Pistole 08", and as such were sold to civilian market. They were EXPENSIVE for the time, and MANY land owners/industrialists/nobility purchased them. My mother brought one as a trophy from the war, and this type of Luger was commonly called "The Stork" (as my mom called it) in the Balkans. I guess the long barrel resembled dis-proportionally long legs on the bird.