1914 DWM Artillery Luger Pistol
date: label: associated date
content: 1917
name: label: maker
content: DWM
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Officially designated the P 08, the Luger pistol's toggle-locked recoil assembly makes it one of the most disitnctive semiautomatic pistols in the world. It was designed by Gerog J. Luger and first produced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, or DWM, in 1900. The 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge was developed for the Luger. This model is the Artillery Luger, developed so gunners could defend their batteries from enemy infantry. The barrel is 4 inches longer than the standard Luger and it features long-range sights, an attachable shoulder stock, and the 32-round Trommelmagazin 08.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.36810
label: catalog number
content: 36810
label: accession number
content: 112225
label: serial number
content: 8968 m
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pisa
label: Other Terms
content: Pisa; Firearms; Center Fire; 9 Mm; Rifled
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 32.385 cm x 13.335 cm x 3.81 cm