never seen this before

12-13-2001, 09:59 PM

My fellow collectors.....I have a 1915 Artillery that has a "Script W " on the trigger guard just below the mag. release button..any ideas?........Leo

John Sabato · 12-14-2001, 12:04 PM

12-14-2001, 08:02 PM

Hi John......I will provide a scan soon.......Leo

12-14-2001, 08:29 PM

There is a lousy picture of a "script W" or "M" or "Mr" that I sent into automag (page 46,vol 31,of Auto Mag 1998) . This mark was present at same place as yours on an otherwise unremarkable 1915 LP08. I have subsquently seen an identical mark on a 1916 LP08.I sent a good picture of the two "W" marks to Reinhard Kornmayer, and he had not seen these marks before and had no explaination for their presence.Also, if I remember correctly, there was another "W" marked LP08 reported in Auto Mag. So this mark seems to be characteristic of the LP08 at least from 1915 to 1916, but is probably underreported because the mark is small and can be missed with a casual examination.

12-13-2001, 09:59 PM	#1
Leo Guest Posts: n/a	never seen this before My fellow collectors.....I have a 1915 Artillery that has a "Script W " on the trigger guard just below the mag. release button..any ideas?........Leo

12-14-2001, 12:04 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,152 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	How about a photo or scan Leo? (EOM)

12-14-2001, 08:02 PM	#3
Leo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How about a photo or scan Leo? Hi John......I will provide a scan soon.......Leo

12-14-2001, 08:29 PM	#4
john coe Guest Posts: n/a	Re: never seen this before There is a lousy picture of a "script W" or "M" or "Mr" that I sent into automag (page 46,vol 31,of Auto Mag 1998) . This mark was present at same place as yours on an otherwise unremarkable 1915 LP08. I have subsquently seen an identical mark on a 1916 LP08.I sent a good picture of the two "W" marks to Reinhard Kornmayer, and he had not seen these marks before and had no explaination for their presence.Also, if I remember correctly, there was another "W" marked LP08 reported in Auto Mag. So this mark seems to be characteristic of the LP08 at least from 1915 to 1916, but is probably underreported because the mark is small and can be missed with a casual examination.