[Jan C Still]

FOUR RESERVE INFANTERIE REGIMENT 72, LUGERS

Shown are four Lugers all marked to the Reserve Infantry Regiment 72 (listed below). The book they surround is the official history of the Reserve Infantry Regiment 72 during World War I. The details and battle history of the minenwerfer LP08 is covered in the Artillery Lugers section. The remaining Lugers will be covered in the future.


*1908 DWM Comm. Army , s/n 70149 : R.I.R.72.M.G.11. - (Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 72, Maschinengewehr-Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 11)
*1908 DWM, s/n 6747 : 2.E.M.G.K.112. <lined out> - (2 Ersatz Maschinengewehr-Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 112) & R.I.R.72.1.M.G.34. -(1 Added) (Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 72,Maschinengewehr-Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 34)
*1917 Lange DWM, 1096a : R.J.R.72.M.W.5. - (Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 72, Minenwerfer-Kompagnie, Waffe Nr.5)
*1917 Lange DWM, s/n 9937 : R.J.R.72.8.3. - (Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 72, 3 Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 3)



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Jan C Still
Site Owner - Operator

 

[Jan C Still]

For more photographs and information on the Reserve Infantry Regiment 72 and its Lugers see:
Under the section1900-1918: P.08-Army Lugers see: “1908 DWM, COMMERCIAL ARMY, R.I.R.72.M.G.” and “1908 DWM, SN 6747, R.I.R.72.M.G.34.” and “BATTLE HISTORY OF THE R.I.R.72.”
Under the section1900-1918: Long P.08-Artillery Lugers see: “1917 LP08 MINENWERFER”
Jan

 

[Edward Tinker]

Jan, these "sets" of Imperials you posted today are really great!

Ed