DWM LP08 Artillery Luger 9mm 1917 WWI Pistol Stock Holster Snail Drum C&R
SOLD FOR: $4,125.00
LSB#: LSB260625WM038
Make: DWM (Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken)
Model: LP08 Artillery Luger
Serial Number: 7319
Year of Manufacture: 1917 / C&R
Caliber: 9mm Parabellum
Action Type: Toggle-locked, short recoil operated semi-automatic pistol fed from a detachable magazine.
Markings: The front toggle link bears the DWM monogram. The chamber is dated “1917”. The serial number 7319 is marked on the frame and the safety is marked “GESICHERT”. The rear of the grip frame carries a stock lug.
Barrel Length: 7″
Sights / Optics: A blade front sight and the Artillery model’s tangent rear sight, graduated 1 through 8, mounted on the barrel ahead of the receiver.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The pistol has checkered wood grips with no major damage. It comes with a wooden shoulder stock with its attached leather holster and strap. The grips are in Very Good condition.
Type of Finish: Blued
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is semi-bright with defined rifling. There is corrosion and erosion throughout. In this writer’s opinion the bore rates 5/10.
Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 85% of its original blued finish. The loss is mostly wear on the edges and high points, with scattered handling marks. The grips show light wear. Overall, this pistol is in Very Good condition as C&R.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this pistol. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance requirements.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: Wooden shoulder stock with leather artillery holster and strap, a cleaning rod, a small tool and a 32 round TM08 snail drum magazine. The drum is numbered 26821.
Our Assessment: Germany adopted the Lange Pistole 08, better known as the Artillery Luger, in 1913 for artillery crews, machine gunners and other troops who needed more reach than a standard P08 but did not carry a rifle. Its long barrel, tangent rear sight graduated out to 800 meters and detachable board stock turned the Luger into a compact carbine. During World War I it was paired with the 32 round TM08 snail drum, most famously in the hands of German assault troops in the trenches.
This 1917 DWM example comes as a complete rig: the pistol with its board stock and leather holster, a cleaning rod and a TM08 snail drum. The pistol retains about 85% of its original blue, which is strong for a WWI service arm, the grips are free of major damage, and the action functions correctly. The bore shows corrosion and erosion and rates 5/10. Complete Artillery Luger rigs with a snail drum are increasingly hard to find, making this an exciting piece for the WWI or Luger collector.-C.M.