A nice example of a German World War I era Artillery Luger. The left grip panel exhibits a repaired chip just behind the safety lever, that was secured back into place with some adhesive. Checkered walnut grips show some smoothing and a few minor nicks to the diamonds. Bore is bright and retains well-defined rifling throughout. Strawed components are in-the-white and have been cleaned and polished at one point in time. CONDITION: Metal components retain the vast majority of their reapplied blue finish, exhibiting a few marks from handling as well as some areas of wear showing through to silvering. All numbers are forced matched, with the exception of the grips which are unnumbered. Barrel measures 8" and is fitted with a 9-position V-notch rear sight. Major metal components exhibit rust blue finish, with the barrel retaining a slightly darker blue finish, and with some smaller components being nitre blued. The 1917 Erfurt Luger, a German handgun used by soldiers in the. World War I historians and collectors of paraphernalia often try to find vintage guns from the period. ![]() which was incorporated by DWM in 1917, and it is serial number. German imperial eagle is present on the right side of the receiver, left side of the breechblock, as well as on the right side of the barrel. Rare WWI German DWM Artillery Luger, 1917. ![]() Receiver is marked "1917" over the chamber area, with DWM arsenal proofs on the right. Standard configuration Artillery Luger manufactured by DWM during the Great War for the German Army.
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