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pistol, automatic

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  • Other Name

    Luger Model P08/14 centrefire semi-automatic pistol, WW1

    German Pistole Parabellum 1908

  • Description

    Luger Model P08/14 semi-automatic pistol, WW1

    semi-automatic pistol; centre fire; long barrel; German military Navy/Artillery issue; adjustable back sight; chequered wooden grips; fixed lanyard loop on rear of pistol; safety catch on left hand side at rear; with magazine

    magazine: 8-round magazine with wooden endcap

    markings:

    serial number on rear underside of barrel, forward underside of body, and left front upper of body: 5306

    on removable parts: 06

    date on top of chamber: 1917

    maker's mark on top of toggle: DWM

    German military proofs on right front of body

    under safety: GESICHERT

    manufacturer: Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken AG, Germany c1917

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1977.112
  • Other Id

    A7046 (arms)

    286275 (police firearm registration number)

  • Department
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