1917 DWM Artillery unit marks.

Jan C Still · 07-10-2002, 01:11 PM

Murray
Thanks for your great photographs, you have captured everybodies interest with the documented history of this Luger. Collectors often say if only this Luger could talk. Unit marked Lugers do talk and this is an outstanding example.

The following from Imperial Lugers p xxv might interest all artillery Luger collectors:

"A directive dated August 11, 1917 ordered each infantry company on the Western Front to be armed with ten Long P.08's for attack purposes (Gortz, 1994). A similar directive ordered arming of the Sturmbattilone with Long P.08's with 6 extra magazines each (Schad 1993). This special arming for assult purposes would require most of the 1917 Long P.08 production."

Jan

07-10-2002, 01:11 PM	#7
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Murray Thanks for your great photographs, you have captured everybodies interest with the documented history of this Luger. Collectors often say if only this Luger could talk. Unit marked Lugers do talk and this is an outstanding example. The following from Imperial Lugers p xxv might interest all artillery Luger collectors: "A directive dated August 11, 1917 ordered each infantry company on the Western Front to be armed with ten Long P.08's for attack purposes (Gortz, 1994). A similar directive ordered arming of the Sturmbattilone with Long P.08's with 6 extra magazines each (Schad 1993). This special arming for assult purposes would require most of the 1917 Long P.08 production." Jan