New 1917 Artillery

arabitogu · 11-14-2008, 03:15 PM

Hi there,

few pics of my new artillery all matching including magazine (blued) and stock.

Comments are as usually appreciated.

Ciao

Alberto

arabitogu · 11-14-2008, 03:16 PM

another pic

A.Mifsin · 11-14-2008, 03:30 PM

A very nice rig, even the holster is like new. Is it original blueing?
Thanks for sharing.

Alf

mllo09 · 11-14-2008, 03:49 PM

hi,
nice artillery, can you post more photos of it and of your trommel?

Rod WMG · 11-14-2008, 10:51 PM

Very nice. Congratulations.

abukafura · 11-15-2008, 11:37 AM

WOW!!!! A truly beautiful set. Congratulations of obtaining such a prize.

arabitogu · 11-15-2008, 04:01 PM

Thanks for your comments.

As requested some more trommel and pistol pics.

Ciao

Alberto

arabitogu · 11-15-2008, 04:02 PM

trommel

arabitogu · 11-15-2008, 04:03 PM

Inspector mark on trommel

arabitogu · 11-15-2008, 04:05 PM

LP08 1

arabitogu · 11-15-2008, 04:06 PM

LP08 2

arabitogu · 11-15-2008, 04:07 PM

LP08 3

arabitogu · 11-15-2008, 04:08 PM

LP08

Imperial Arms · 11-15-2008, 07:38 PM

Hello Alberto,

Congratulations on finding a very fine LP-08 rig. Occasionally, some LP-08 rigs will have a magazine with a blued body indicating that it was probably captured in the Scandavanian region of Europe during WWII. It was done to reduce reflection from the body during removal of the magazine. I also have a matching LP-08 rig having the same characteristic on the magazine body. I know for a fact that my rig was captured by the Danish resistance forces and went to Sweden during WWII. After the war, a friend had purchased it in 1963 from the chief of the Danish resistance who made his home in Sweden.

Albert

LU1900 · 11-16-2008, 06:32 AM

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mauro · 11-16-2008, 06:41 AM

Hi Alberto,
Nice find.
Happy to see, for an Italian leaving in Belgium, that you took the pics in a tipical sunny Italian day.

Have fun,
Mauro

mllo09 · 11-16-2008, 10:41 AM

hi,
very nice LP congratulations, thanks for additional photos. My DWM 1917 LP is 8522.
ciao
Marcello

arabitogu · 11-16-2008, 12:41 PM

Thanks for your comment.

LU1900, the letter suffix is l.

Ciao

Alberto

George Anderson · 11-16-2008, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Imperial Arms
Hello Alberto,

...Occasionally, some LP-08 rigs will have a magazine with a blued body indicating that it was probably captured in the Scandavanian region of Europe during WWII. It was done to reduce reflection from the body during removal of the magazine...Albert

This is one of the more bizarre statements I have read concerning the history of Lugers. I would be interested in hearing more along this line.

Imperial Arms · 11-16-2008, 06:47 PM

Hello George,

Maybe I made a mistake in my description. We know that LP-08 magazines have a metal body, however, there are some small random cases where a WWI military P-08 or LP-08 will happen to have a blued magazine body which does not follow the standard rule. In such cases, the magazine has been reported to be matte blued after WWI in a northern European country such as The Netherlands or Denmark. I am not saying that all Lugers with such blued magazines served in a northern European country, but it is a possibility that it was in the region where such practices occurred.

It is logical that military Lugers which did not see much use in WWI still survived and continued their life/use into WWII where they were possibility captured by the allies or resistance forces. Such an example are those WWI Lugers which were found in France after WWII.

Albert

11-14-2008, 03:15 PM	#1
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New 1917 Artillery Hi there, few pics of my new artillery all matching including magazine (blued) and stock. Comments are as usually appreciated. Ciao Alberto Attached Thumbnails

11-14-2008, 03:16 PM	#2
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	another pic Attached Thumbnails

11-14-2008, 03:30 PM	#3
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	A very nice rig, even the holster is like new. Is it original blueing? Thanks for sharing. Alf __________________ I prefer a Luger

11-15-2008, 04:01 PM	#7
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for your comments. As requested some more trommel and pistol pics. Ciao Alberto Attached Thumbnails

11-15-2008, 04:02 PM	#8
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	trommel Attached Thumbnails

11-14-2008, 03:49 PM	#4
mllo09 New User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi, nice artillery, can you post more photos of it and of your trommel?

11-14-2008, 10:51 PM	#5
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Very nice. Congratulations.

11-15-2008, 11:37 AM	#6
abukafura Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, near Greeen Bay Posts: 327 Thanks: 1,314 Thanked 89 Times in 57 Posts	WOW!!!! A truly beautiful set. Congratulations of obtaining such a prize.

11-15-2008, 04:03 PM	#9
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Inspector mark on trommel Attached Thumbnails

11-15-2008, 04:05 PM	#10
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LP08 1 Attached Thumbnails

11-15-2008, 04:06 PM	#11
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LP08 2 Attached Thumbnails

11-15-2008, 04:07 PM	#12
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LP08 3 Attached Thumbnails

11-15-2008, 04:08 PM	#13
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LP08 Attached Thumbnails

11-15-2008, 07:38 PM	#14
Imperial Arms Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Malta, EU Posts: 579 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Hello Alberto, Congratulations on finding a very fine LP-08 rig. Occasionally, some LP-08 rigs will have a magazine with a blued body indicating that it was probably captured in the Scandavanian region of Europe during WWII. It was done to reduce reflection from the body during removal of the magazine. I also have a matching LP-08 rig having the same characteristic on the magazine body. I know for a fact that my rig was captured by the Danish resistance forces and went to Sweden during WWII. After the war, a friend had purchased it in 1963 from the chief of the Danish resistance who made his home in Sweden. Albert

11-16-2008, 06:32 AM	#15
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 905 Thanks: 37 Thanked 466 Times in 195 Posts	......... __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/

11-16-2008, 06:41 AM	#16
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Hi Alberto, Nice find. Happy to see, for an Italian leaving in Belgium, that you took the pics in a tipical sunny Italian day. Have fun, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

11-16-2008, 10:41 AM	#17
mllo09 New User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi, very nice LP congratulations, thanks for additional photos. My DWM 1917 LP is 8522. ciao Marcello

11-16-2008, 12:41 PM	#18
arabitogu User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for your comment. LU1900, the letter suffix is l. Ciao Alberto

11-16-2008, 06:47 PM	#20
Imperial Arms Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Malta, EU Posts: 579 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Hello George, Maybe I made a mistake in my description. We know that LP-08 magazines have a metal body, however, there are some small random cases where a WWI military P-08 or LP-08 will happen to have a blued magazine body which does not follow the standard rule. In such cases, the magazine has been reported to be matte blued after WWI in a northern European country such as The Netherlands or Denmark. I am not saying that all Lugers with such blued magazines served in a northern European country, but it is a possibility that it was in the region where such practices occurred. It is logical that military Lugers which did not see much use in WWI still survived and continued their life/use into WWII where they were possibility captured by the allies or resistance forces. Such an example are those WWI Lugers which were found in France after WWII. Albert