German
Guns
P08 "Luger" Markings
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13. |
German military receiver proof. Found on 1908 military examples with chamber dates |
19. |
Erfurt and DWM arsenal proof. Indicates arsenal repair, refurbish, or modification. |
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14. |
German military proof. Found on barrel and breechblock, 1908-1913, and breechblock only, 1914-1918. |
20. |
Arsenal proof found on 1908 military Lugers to which the holdopen device was added. |
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15. |
German military receiver proof. Found on DWM Lugers 1914-1918. |
21. |
Barrel proof indicating the barrel is made of Bohler steel. The digits refer to the grade of hardness |
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16. |
German military receiver proof. Found on Erfurt Lugers produced 1908-1918. Minor variants noted. |
22. |
DWM barrel proof. May be found alone, or with commercial or contract proofs. |
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17. |
German military barrel proof. Found on DWM and Erfurt Lugers produced 1914-1918. |
23. |
Dutch proof. Found on the 1906 contracts (DWM and Vickers). Referred to as a Queen Wilhelmina proof. |
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18. |
Inspector's proof found on small parts of Erfurt produced Lugers. One or more may appear on the weapon. |
24. |
British proofs found on Vickers manufactured Lugers |