The Artillery Luger with its 8″ barrel was first made for use by artillery units and airmen after the Kaiser approved them in July of 1913. This pistol has the shoulder stock fitting as can be seen at the heel of the grip. The Artillery Luger is commonly fitted for a detachable shoulder stock. But he could shoot well with the Luger equipped with a shoulder stock. The Kaiser had a withered arm and could not manage a conventional rifle. Georg Luger had previously created commercial versions of his pistol and amongst them was a long barreled carbine version which became Kaiser Wilhelm’s favourite hunting carbine. The German Navy Luger was ordered with a 6″ barrel and sights graduated out to 100metres. The Artillery model was by no means the first long barreled Luger. A Luger pistol even makes a guest appearance in “The Sound of Music” in the scene where Captain von Trapp disarms the young telegram boy who has joined the Nazis Most people are familiar with standard 4″ barreled Lugers that are ubiquitous in movies about the first and second world wars and very common in the hands of villains in movies of all descriptions. Borchardt was the inventor of the toggle system that Georg Luger employed in creating the pistol that bears his name. Interestingly the inspiration for this pistol came from Hugo Borchardt, a German who had spent time in the United States working for Winchester, Sharps and Colt before returning to his native Germany. Ehrharet/Poessneck/Eagle WaA 1939.Amongst the various models of Austrian designer Georg Luger’s famous pistol the Artillery model is one of the most iconic and most desirable. It is complete with a late WWII brown leather holster that appears to be marked on the back R. The pistol has the rust blued finish with the straw colored small parts. It has the correct WWI magazine with the unmarked nickel plated body and the wooden base that is numbered to the luger. It has the military style serial number placement with the last two digits on each part with the full serial number on the major components and the bottom of the magazine. The underside of the barrel has the serial number, the bore markings and the small Imperial Eagle proof on top of the barrel. The right side of the barrel extension has the three Crown over Script letter proofs with the Imperial Eagle proof. The top of the chamber area is marked 1917 and the rear toggle has the DWM logo. The luger is a standard issue as manufactured in 1917 by the DWM company. This is a very good example of a late production WWI German Luger pistol that is complete with a WWII leather holster.
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