How to spot an artillery

Edward Tinker · 12-16-2005, 08:34 AM

Came across this today, he is showing a receiver he is selling and he states this;

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The receiver is marked Ã¢??LÃ¢?Â on the lug so it was originally part of any artillery

okay, I have never heard this.
Is this another gun show rumor, or do you older collectors believe this too?

Ed

Lugerdoc · 12-16-2005, 09:34 AM

Ed, Most letters near the lug on the bottom of luger receivers are just inspector's markings. IF I were to choose a meaning for a receiver marked "Longe" it would be that it required the long threaded (1/8" longer) barrel used on the M1900 and early M1906. TH

Ron Smith · 12-16-2005, 09:36 AM

Ed,
My one and only Arty has an "N" stamped on the lug. So it must have started out as "not an artillery"...?

This wouldn't be our "Navy Luger analyist friend" from Jan's form would it? Old wind in his shorts or whatever...

Ron

Edward Tinker · 12-16-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by Ron Smith
Ed,
My one and only Arty has an "N" stamped on the lug. So it must have started out as "not an artillery"...?

This wouldn't be our "Navy Luger analyist friend" from Jan's forum would it? Old wind in his shorts or whatever...

Ron

No, this is on ebay for sale; I just it funny how people hear something and then state it as fact. I am no lugger expert, but I am fairly well read, if this was news to me, I assumed it was news to you guys...

Ed

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, 09:34 AM	#2
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Ed, Most letters near the lug on the bottom of luger receivers are just inspector's markings. IF I were to choose a meaning for a receiver marked "Longe" it would be that it required the long threaded (1/8" longer) barrel used on the M1900 and early M1906. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

12-16-2005, 09:36 AM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Ed, My one and only Arty has an "N" stamped on the lug. So it must have started out as "not an artillery"...? This wouldn't be our "Navy Luger analyist friend" from Jan's form would it? Old wind in his shorts or whatever... Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

12-16-2005, 03:03 PM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,041 Thanks: 1,025 Thanked 3,915 Times in 1,192 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.