1917 DWM Artillery Luger

[EX1]

1917 DWM Artillery Luger. 1915 dated holster missing toe cap and attaching strap

 

[davidjheg]

Very nice! I would like to add an artillery to the collection some day.

 

[pmf]

Wow. Bet that was spendy. Even the holster is in great condition.

 

[medicmike]

Beautiful!

 

[paulo]

An Arty Luger is on my list as well. Nice score!

 

[Impala_Guy]

Nice. Has anyone here shot an artillery luger with a shoulder stock at distance? I'm curious how easy 100 yard hits on a silhouette are. If I fire a 1911 at one with a top of the head holdover, I'll get one or two in the spleen but thats it.

When you think about it, this gun actually made a lot of sense for troops just behind the front lines in an age when the 5.56 cartridge hadn't been conceived of.

 

[EX1]

Nice. Has anyone here shot an artillery luger with a shoulder stock at distance? I'm curious how easy 100 yard hits on a silhouette are. If I fire a 1911 at one with a top of the head holdover, I'll get one or two in the spleen but thats it.

When you think about it, this gun actually made a lot of sense for troops just behind the front lines in an age when the 5.56 cartridge hadn't been conceiver of.

I will be trying this this weekend

 

[EX1]

I was able to hit steel plates at 50 yd pretty easily

 

[paulo]

Lugers are fun accurate shooters. I’m not surprised with your results.

 

[paulo]

If you are not already on it check out the Luger Forums. They have a great FAQ section and helpful folks.

 

[Arby]

What initially surprised me about the only Artillery Luger I ever fired was that the toggle link moved slower than the 4" barrel Lugers I had fired. The speed of the action was reduced, no doubt, due to the added mass the action had to move with the longer barrel. Or at least that was my conclusion at the time!