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1920/1918 navy marked artillery

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Left side - serial no. 2846a

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Left side - serial no. 2846a - front portion of frame/slide

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Left side - serial no. 2846a - rear portion of frame/slide

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Right side - serial no. 2846a

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Right side - serial no. 2846a - markings

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View from bottom:

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Barrel serial number

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Frame serial number

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Witness mark

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Dates - 1920/1918

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Markings on rear of grip

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As is obvious, the magazine is not original to the pistol, but it is the one that came with it when I acquired the pistol.


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Heinz
Charlie, extremely nice Weimar piece with great photography. How old is that grease on the frame rails?

Thanks for posting.
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quote:Originally posted by Heinz

Charlie, extremely nice Weimar piece with great photography. How old is that grease on the frame rails?

Thanks for posting.
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25-30 years. Actually, it is dried oil.
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Is there any thoughts out there regarding the apparent Navy markings on the rear gripstrap and the Navy magazine? Could this piece have been issued to Navy land fighting personnel near the end of WW1, or could these markings be Weimar issued for the post war navy? Very interesting to see these on an artillery piece.
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I would guess that the magazine was changed (or added to it) before I obtained it. Navy magazines are not all that hard to find. I will say that the finish is not too good on the magazine. It shows that it has been used, but used where I do not know.
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Charlie
Excellent presentation of a rare Navy Luger.
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Thought I would send along a few pictures of my 1918/1920 4 inch Weimar Navy. SN is 4984g. I tell people I have never met a luger I didn't like........ but this one sure ain't in the top ten of all time favorites.

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Some really nice work on the left hand side.

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The M/A and number is different from the one posted on the ARTY/NAVY and I haven't seen enough of these to really have an opinion but I don't think I would bet the farm on mine........
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taudelt
Lost this pic on the first posting........

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Heinz
Dave, does the M/anchor appear to be pantographed? Not that establishes anything as the Navy seems to have used pantographed markings sometimes.
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