How to spot an artillery

Vlim · 12-16-2005, 03:03 PM

Ed,

My 1917 DWM arty also has an N on the stock lug. Usually the sight notch above the chamber would identify it as an artillery receiver

The original army contract noted that letters of the alphabet were tolerated as factory markings on invisible places.

Not impossible, this story, but no evidence in that direction either. We can say that the L alone was not enough, as we have a number of N markings as well.

12-16-2005, 03:03 PM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Ed, My 1917 DWM arty also has an N on the stock lug. Usually the sight notch above the chamber would identify it as an artillery receiver The original army contract noted that letters of the alphabet were tolerated as factory markings on invisible places. Not impossible, this story, but no evidence in that direction either. We can say that the L alone was not enough, as we have a number of N markings as well.