[Fritz]

Pictured here is a 1917 DWM P.08 SN 9216 with replacement barrel marked 42 and E/655.
Obviously it was a Long P.08 befor the rework.
The right side of the receiver is stamped E/ HZAJC3 ( Heeres-Zeugamt ..., Army equipment depot ... ).
So far, so good. But what is the meaning of the additional eagle stamping ??

Any help will be appreciated.

Fritz

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[Heinz]

The additional Eagle on the right side of the reciever looks to me similar to the Austrio-Hungarian Empire proof shown on p 59 of Jan Still's Military Pistols of Imperial Germany... Volume 1.

I have no knowledge of whether that is what it is, or what it would be doing on this pistol.

Why do you feel it was obviously a LP08 before the rework?

 

[Jan C Still]

Fritz
I do not recall seeing an eagle like that on a P08. I agree with Heinz, it looks like an Austrial eagle.
Jan

 

[Ron Wood]

"Why do you feel it was obviously a LP08 before the rework?"

Heinz,
It is really hard to tell from the photos, but it looks like the receiver is notched for the artillery sight.

 

[Fritz]

Ron, Heinz,

because the pistol has a tangent sight relief cut in the receiver.

Fritz

 

[Heinz]

Ron and Fritz, thanks, I could not see the sight notch, but now that you point it out, I am enlightened. Thanks