Artillery Rear Sight Offset??? - Page 2

sheepherder · 03-25-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm reading an ad at Phoenix Investment Arms, about the artillery Lugers, and it says -

"Sometimes in examination people think the leaf site is bent. However, when raising the site to the full 800 meter position reveals a 7Ã?Â° left movement. This design compensates for the rifling on the 200 mm barrel which gives the bullet a twist in flight and if properly adjusted will permit a corrected point of impact. Another example of Luger engineering."

Here's the URL -

1918 DWM Artillery

I've only physically looked at one artillery Luger, and didn't really notice anything odd about the rear sight...

Is this true???

I'm not clear on how the 7Ã?Âº "movement" is accomplished...Is the tangent sight axle offset??? Is the sight base itself cut at an angle???

On a related topic, I've read several threads here about Phoenix Investment Arms...Can their little historical tidbits be believed??? They do seem to have a lot of them...I was particularly interested in the dimensions they gave for the barrels on the "fat barrel" Lugers...

03-25-2009, 10:05 PM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Artillery Rear Sight Offset??? I'm reading an ad at Phoenix Investment Arms, about the artillery Lugers, and it says - "Sometimes in examination people think the leaf site is bent. However, when raising the site to the full 800 meter position reveals a 7Ã?Â° left movement. This design compensates for the rifling on the 200 mm barrel which gives the bullet a twist in flight and if properly adjusted will permit a corrected point of impact. Another example of Luger engineering." Here's the URL - 1918 DWM Artillery I've only physically looked at one artillery Luger, and didn't really notice anything odd about the rear sight... Is this true??? I'm not clear on how the 7Ã?Âº "movement" is accomplished...Is the tangent sight axle offset??? Is the sight base itself cut at an angle??? On a related topic, I've read several threads here about Phoenix Investment Arms...Can their little historical tidbits be believed??? They do seem to have a lot of them...I was particularly interested in the dimensions they gave for the barrels on the "fat barrel" Lugers...