This is an example of a WWI Imperial German Army Artillery Luger manufactured by the DWM factory. These were a standard WWI issue Luger, that was reworked and reissued even during the Weimar period. This pistol has a 1918 dated chamber area with the "DWM" monogram on the front toggle. It is fitted with the distinctive 8 inch Artillery type barrel with the standard front sight and the adjustable tangent rear sight graduated from 1-8 (100-800 meters). The barrel extension has the standard three "crown/script letter" proofs, followed by the Imperial Eagle firing proof on the right side of the barrel extension with the same firing proof on the right side of the barrel. It is numbered in the military fashion with the full serial number on the frame, barrel and barrel extension with the last two digits of the serial number on the on the various small parts. It has the standard "GESICHERT" and "GELADEN" marked upper safety are and extractor and is fitted with checkered walnut grips. It comes with one WWI, tin-plated magazine with the wooden base that is stamped "5055/b/+".